Police have dialed up their efforts into an investigation of a pedestrian struck and killed on Interstate 40 this week. They are now including the homicide unit.

The 22-year-old was walking alongside the right side of the interstate when he was hit. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors.

Metro Nashville Police is investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck eastbound along Interstate 40 Tuesday. Police were called to the scene around 11:15 a.m. A spokesperson with Metro Nashville Police Department said the victim appeared to be a male.

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) confirmed to News 2 on Tuesday, Dec. 3 that a pedestrian was hit on the right shoulder at mile marker 218 on I-40. Authorities later described the incident as a “fatal pedestrian collision” in a post on social media platform X.

First responders have shut down Interstate 40 East near Donelson Pike following a deadly pedestrian crash, leading to serious delays for Nashville motorists.