MNPD still searching for driver in deadly hit-and-run after finding truck

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department said they found the truck allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened Monday in South Nashville.

As of publication, authorities continue to search for the driver. The MNPD is utilizing surveillance video from a nearby gas station to help find the driver that fatally hit 65-year-old Charles Fountain, who was riding a scooter at the time of the crash.

The crash happened Monday night on Old Hickory Boulevard near the Interstate 24 interchange.

“We seen a body laying down in the middle of the street,” one witness told News 2. “That was hurtful.”

On Wednesday, officers with the MNPD said they found the truck allegedly involved parked at an apartment complex on Edmonson Pike. However, the driver was nowhere to be found.

“Whoever did it — come forward please,” the witness added. “Come forward.”

Police said Fountain, a truck driver from Florida, had parked at the TA Truck Stop Monday and rode his scooter to a nearby Dollar General. As he was headed back to the truck stop, the MNPD said the pickup truck dragged the scooter for more than 900 feet.

The driver allegedly fled toward Murfreesboro Pike along Old Hickory Boulevard. Anyone who knows anything about this crash has been asked to call Crime Stoppers at (615) 742-7463.