Cocke County , TN : 32 - Years old Pedestrian killed and another woman injued after they were hit by a vehicle along Interstate 40 On Saturday , March 7th 2015

An Ohio man is dead and a woman is injured after they were hit by a vehicle on Interstate 40.

The incident happened at mile marker 447 on the westbound side near the Hartford exit around 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

Tennessee Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Roy Stockton, of Jamestown, was driving when he tried to swerve to miss what he thought was an animal.

Troopers say Stockton hit 32-year-old Joshua Newport and 33-year-old Mary Funkhouser with the front right side of his car.

Stockton and Funkhouser were walking out of the woods and trying to cross the road, according to THP.

Newport was pronounced dead at the scene, while Funkhouser was flown to UT Medical Center. No word on her condition.

The westbound side of I-40 was shutdown for at least an hour with traffic backed up into North Carolina.

Investigators say a citation was issued, but no one was charged.



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Pedestrian from Ohio hit and killed on I-40 in Cocke County