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The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on I-40 in Jefferson County early Sunday morning.
According to a THP preliminary report, a tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 412 just before 1 a.m. on Sunday when a pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old Tony Lee Ford, of Virginia, crossed the road from the right shoulder into the middle lane.
THP said the tractor-trailer was unable to brake in time and struck Ford, killing him.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured and is not facing charges, according to the report.
Additional information has not been released.
