THP Searches for Suspect Vehicle in Hit & Run Fatality
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 05:26am
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Highway Patrol continues to search for a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash that killed a seven year-old pedestrian Tuesday evening in Trousdale County.
The preliminary description of the vehicle is a mid-sized late model 4-door car, possibly Champagne or a similar color. This vehicle has heavy damage to the right front headlight and turn signal assembly area.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., February 9, 2010, a seven year-old male was struck and killed by a hit and run automobile as the boy was crossing State Route 141 near the Methodist Church in Hartsville. The boy, identified as Nathan Allen Denham of Hartsville, had been attending a Cub Scout meeting with his father at the church and had just crossed to the opposite side of the street to move a garbage can that had blown from a neighbors’ yard.
Tennessee State Troopers are interviewing witnesses to the crash as well as submitting evidence from the suspect vehicle to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Crime Lab for analysis.
Anyone with possible information pertinent to this hit and run crash investigation is urged to contact the Tennessee Highway Patrol Cookeville Office (931)-528-8496, Extension 122, or the Trousdale County Sheriff at (615)-374-2114.
The Tennessee Department of Safety’s mission is (www.TN.Gov/safety) to ensure the safety and general welfare of the public. The department encompasses the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Office of Homeland Security and Driver License Services. General areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education, motorist services and terrorism prevention.