63-year-old man ID’d as pedestrian struck, killed on Center Point Parkway

63-year-old man ID’d as pedestrian struck, killed on Center Point Parkway

Authorities have released the name of a pedestrian who was struck and killed on Center Point Parkway.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Edward Tyrone Brown.  He was 63.

Brown was struck at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of Center Point Parkway. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 9:18 p.m.

Brown was walking in the lane of travel when he was struck by the driver of a 2010 Audi Q5, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators.

He was one of two pedestrians struck in the same area that night.

At 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, a 24-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit. The driver in that incident fled but was taken into custody a short time later.