GREENBRIER, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a trooper ran over an unresponsive man on Highway 41 while out on patrol.
The call went out around 2 a.m. Sunday in the 2700 block of Highway 41 South in Greenbrier after a driver saw a man lying in the road. Trooper John-Mark Tarr was on patrol in the area when the 911 call was in progress.
When he saw the trooper, the driver flashed their lights to get his attention and Tarr inadvertently ran over the body, according to investigators.
Trooper Tarr called dispatch to request an ambulance. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials identified him as 49-year-old James Yates, of Springfield. It’s unclear why he was in the road.
THP says the investigation remains ongoing.
