California man killed while crossing interstate in Nashville
The 73-year-old man exited the vehicle in traffic and hopped the center barrier before he was fatally hit by a southbound car, police say.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 73-year-old man traveling from California was killed on the interstate in Nashville on Sunday night.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said Romayne Soiseth had been traveling as a passenger on a 14-hour journey when he became claustrophobic while the vehicle was in stop-and-go traffic on I-65 North. MNPD said Soiseth told the driver he wasn’t feeling well and then got out of the car, climbed over the center barrier wall, and then ran into the southbound lanes on I-65.
Soiseth was hit by a Ford Focus driven by a 23-year-old man from Nashville and died, according to MNPD. The driver is not facing charges related to the crash, MNPD said.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) closed all lanes of I-65 at Rosa L. Parks Blvd for the investigation.
All lanes reopened for traffic just before 10 p.m.
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