Updated 10/7/19

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday morning while walking in traffic on I-65.

What lead up to the fatality is under investigation, but troopers representing the Lawrenceburg District where this happened say pedestrian deaths are becoming a trend that must be changed.

The driver, 36-year-old Malcolm Carruthers of Munford, Tennessee wrecked his car on the side of the interstate. Troopers say he got out of his car, and instead of walking the short distance back to a well-illuminated exit 46, he walked south into the darkness.

A Dodge Durango, driven by a 27-year-old Indiana man collided with the pedestrian, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.

THP Christopher Dye said a vehicle, driving normal speed, came along and hit the individual.

According to the THP, Friday’s pedestrian fatality on I-65 is the 11th in the Lawrenceburg district this year.

Ten of the fatalities involved pedestrians. One involved a person riding a bicycle and majority of the deaths occurred in dark hours when visibility is limited.

One of those cases happened July 18 just outside of Pulaski in Giles County. Kevin Ward was walking home from a bar on Highway 31 and he was run over by three vehicles and that case is still unsolved.

Additionally, Lawrenceburg district has seen a spike in all driving-related fatalities, jumping from 39 last year to 70 this year.