A 33-year-old man has surrendered to injuries sustained while pursuing a dog into gridlock in Tennessee.
According to a statement from the Kingsport P.D, their traffic unit reacted to the vehicle collision at around 1 p.m. on Monday.
The report stated that the victim, recognised as Gordon Gale Johnson from Kingsport, was hit by “a light blue 2020 Honda Odyssey minivan, driven and solely occupied by Darshankumar Karshanbhai Patel of Kingsport.”
The statement noted that Karshanbhai Patel, 49, was driving lawfully when Johnson “suddenly ran into the roadway, directly into its path, chasing after a dog.” The accident happened on the 900 block of Lynn Garden Drive.
Karshanbhai Patel was not injured, but his minivan suffered functional deterioration.
Unfit to avoid him, Johnson was “seriously injured” upon contact and was speedily ferried by Sullivan County EMS to a medical establishment, added the statement.
Kingsport Police Department was informed of Johnson’s death–later in the day. He was still at the hospital at the time.
It remains unclear if the dog belonged to Johnson and how the dog got loose.