Charles Joyner, 77, killed and his daughter injured when they are both struck by vehicle in rainy conditions on Opry Mills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee
Man dies after being hit by delivery driver while crossing Opry Mills Drive
The driver, Chelsea Newman, 32, told police that she was working as a food delivery driver after picking up an order from the Chuy's at Opry Mills. Newman said that because it was raining hard, she did not see the pedestrians in the crosswalk.
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