TENNESSEE DISTRICT JUDGE CHANGING TIRE, HIT AND KILLED BY CAR
Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone was killed early Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle in Dandridge, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Coffey.
The judge had a flat tire and was walking along Highway 25/70 between Hammer and Spring Creek Roads when a passing vehicle hit him.
According to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2010 Ford Fusion hit and killed Slone while he was walking eastbound on E highway 25/70. According to THP, Slone walked out into the roadway where the Ford hit him.
THP said the crash occurred around 1:24 a.m.