80-year-old pedestrian hit, killed on Brainerd Road | Chattanooga Times Free Press
An 80-year-old man was hit and killed after walking onto Brainerd Road on Sunday night, Chattanooga police said.
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An 80-year-old man was hit and killed after walking onto Brainerd Road on Sunday night, Chattanooga police said.
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