17 Year-old Hit by Car in Tullahoma

A Tullahoma man was transported to the hospital after being struck while lying in the roadway Sept. 25.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Phil Bratten, a 17 year-old, of Reed Spencer Lane, Tullahoma was struck while lying on East Moore Street by a 2006 Chevrolet operated by Charles Kilcrease, 34, of East Moore Street.
Kilcrease told the officer that he was traveling on East Moore Street when he saw what he believed to be trash in the roadway. He stated that he tried to avoid the debris but was unable to avoid hitting it. He stated that he stopped to see what the debris was and saw a white male, stand up in the roadway and walk away.
The teenager reportedly told the officer that he was hot and laid down in the roadway because the asphalt felt cool.
He was transported to Tennova—Harton Hospital for treatment.
No charges were filed in the accident.