Police Release More Information in Rod Run Death

Police said a man was traveling on a scooter near the Parkway and Jake Thomas Road when a vehicle opened the car door. (Courtesy: WVLT)

Police Release More Information in Rod Run Death

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) Police in Pigeon Forge have identified the man killed Thursday after crashing his electric scooter into an open car door during the annual Rod Run event.

The Pigeon Forge Police Department says the crash happened near the intersection of Jake Thomas Road when the passenger of a stopped truck opened the truck’s door. The man, 31-year-old Jeremy Hanes Jr. of Charlestown, Indiana was riding the scooter on the Parkway between the white line and the sidewalk when he hit the door.

He was taken to UT Medical Center, where he died Friday afternoon.

The investigation remains ongoing.