Event Brief
Blount Deputies Seek Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Filed: Jun 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Summary: Blount County deputies ask for help identifying a pickup driver after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on Old Niles Ferry Rd.
WHO: Blount County Sheriff’s Office; victim Joyce Frey; unidentified pickup driver
WHAT: Fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist; driver fled the scene
WHEN: Jun 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM ET
WHERE: 3800 block of Old Niles Ferry Road, Blount County, TN
WHY: A pickup truck struck Joyce Frey while she was riding her bicycle, and the driver left the scene; investigators are working to identify the responsible driver.
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