MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Saturday night on Highway 48 during a large party.
According to a report from Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at 11:23 p.m. in front of the Cumberland Room on Highway 48. A party with several hundred people in attendance was in progress and cars were parked along the road.
The party, which was not sponsored by APSU, was meant celebrate the university’s Homecoming.
The report says a 2013 Ford 4-D vehicle was traveling on Highway 48, driven by 19-year-old Mykayla Long.
The pedestrian, 23-year-old Jeremy Purvis, was in the lanes of travel when he was hit by Long’s vehicle.
Blood tests were conducted on the driver and pedestrian, but the results were not released.
Purvis was injured in the crash. His condition is unknown at this time.