The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Staff Reports
Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 03:50 PM
Knoxville Police Searching For Van Involved In Deadly Hit/Run Accident From Early August
At 12:55 p.m. on August 8, officers were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist on Central Avenue Pike near Bruhin Road.
According to the preliminary investigation, the bicyclist was traveling east on Central Avenue Pike when he was hit by a van traveling eastbound. Investigators said the driver of the van fled the scene on Bruhin Road.
The bicyclist identified as Scott Armes of Knoxville was transported to UT Medical Center and later died on August 29.
Detectives believe the van that fled the scene is a gray 1999 - 2005 Chevrolet Astro van. The van lost a passenger-side mirror as a result of the crash.
Anyone with information about the fatal crash is urged to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7212.