Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Murfreesboro, suspect charged
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bicyclist involved in a hit-and-run crash died in Murfreesboro Thursday evening.
The crash happened in the 2900 block of South Rutherford Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The identity of the 30-year-old man riding the bike is being withheld until family is notified, authorities added.
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The Murfreesboro Police Department initially described the crash as “serious,” adding that the road was temporarily closed between Billy Boulevard and Haven Drive in both directions.
A Friday press release from the department said that the driver involved in the crash, 41-year-old Isaiah Isom, initially fled the scene in a 2011 Buick Enclave. Shortly after the incident, two women drove the vehicle back to the scene of the crime and one woman claimed that she had been driving.
That story was later determined to be false, according to Murfreesboro Police. The two women were later interviewed by investigators and their involvement will be presented to the Rutherford County District Attorney’s Office.
When investigators visited Isom at his residence, he initially denied his involvement in the crash. However, later, he admitted that he had been involved. Isom has been charged with leaving a scene involving a death or serious bodily injury and driving on a revoked license due to a previous DUI.
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Between January 1 and June 30, Rutherford County saw eight crashes involving cyclists, according to data from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security. One of those crashes was fatal.
Isom is currently being held at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on an $8,000 bond. His next court date has been scheduled for August 19.
Murfreesboro Police instructed anyone who saw the crash to contact Officer Corey Smelser by email.
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