CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a man in a motorized wheelchair on Rossville Boulevard.

Police say officers responded around 6:30 p.m. on December 13, 2025, to a report of a pedestrian struck near 3710 Rossville Boulevard.

The crash resulted in a fatality.

According to the Chattanooga Police Department, a 61-year-old man, later identified as Joe Carter, was traveling in a motorized wheelchair in the roadway when he was struck by a green Chevy Suburban.

Police say he was then struck a second time by a silver SUV.

Both vehicles left the scene and have not yet been located.

Mr. Carter was transported to a local hospital, where police say he later succumbed to his injuries.

News 12 was on the scene and spoke with witnesses w

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