Clarksville Police Department
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday October 13th, 2018, around 11:00pm, Clarksville Police report that at the intersection of 101st Airborne Division Parkway and Whitfield Road, a pedestrian attempted to cross the 101st Airborne Division Parkway to get to Tracy Lane just off of Whitfield Road.
The traffic signal for the eastbound traffic was green but, the female pedestrian in her 20s continued into the eastbound lanes and was hit by a 2003, Nissan, Xterra driven by Jose E. Alvarado Galvez, 45.
The pedestrian was wearing all dark clothing and a dark colored backpack and there was light rain/drizzle at the time of the incident.
The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries but the driver, Galvez, was uninjured.
Galvez had a Suspended Tennessee Drivers License for no insurance from 2015. He was booked into Montgomery County Jail for: Driving on a Suspended License and No Proof of insurance. His bond is set at $5000.
The investigation is ongoing and the lead investigator is Officer Van Beber.
