Nashville, TN – May 21, 2022, 60-year-old Mary Murphy was fatally struck by a semi-truck after her car broke down on Interstate 65 in east Nashville.
Authorities say the incident happened around 11:00 p.m. on northbound I-65 near East Trinity Lane. Preliminary investigation suggests Murphy’s vehicle broke down in the middle northbound lane; she stepped out for unknown reasons and may have been hit by multiple vehicles and was lying in the roadway when the semi-truck approached and hit her a final time. The truck driver remained at the scene after the collision.
Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation continues but no signs of impairment were found at the scene.
No further information is currently available.