A Nashville, TN woman was struck by a motor vehicle over the weekend while she was walking on Bell Road.  Carrie Holmes, 22, was walking northbound on Bell Road when she was involved in a car to pedestrian accident at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 6, 2010. Ms. Holmes was walking near her apartment complex when the car accident occurred. Metro police said that Ms. Holmes died from her injuries on Saturday due to the severe injuries she sustained.  She was admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she later passed. A passenger that was riding in the hit-and-run vehicle returned to the scene and reported to Nashville law enforcement that he had told the driver to stop but the driver refused. The passenger also told the accident scene investigators that both he and the driver had been drinking alcohol prior to the pedestrian related car accident.

The following day, the alleged hit-and-run driver contacted police stating that he had heard news reports that a woman had been struck in the area where he had been driving. Investigators are still working the case, police said.

If you witnessed the accident or have information that could help police investigators please contact the Nashville Metro police.

This year, there will be approximately 5,000 pedestrians that will be killed by a negligent driver, and another 70,000 will be injured. Despite strict Tennessee pedestrian laws to protect pedestrians (such as automatic right-of-way if they are crossing the street using a crosswalk), there is still a significant risk of being struck by a car, truck, motorcycle or bicycle in the Nashville area. The Nashville pedestrian accident attorneys at The Nahon Firm, PLC help injured victims and their families throughout the Nashville, Tennessee area obtain the compensation they need to fully recover from their accidents. Our Tennessee hit and run accident attorneys help injured victims make sense of the complex liability issues surrounding these kinds of accidents. Call The Nahon Firm, PLC if you or a loved one was severely injured or killed due to a negligent or drunk driver.

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