1 dead, 3 hospitalized after driver hits pedestrians on Broadway in Nashville – News Channel 5 Nashville

1 dead, 3 hospitalized after driver hits pedestrians on Broadway in Nashville  News Channel 5 Nashville

A 58-year-old man from Australia died and three other pedestrians were injured after police say an 87-year-old driver ran a red light and struck them in a downtown Nashville crosswalk Saturday afternoon.Metro Nashville Police said Monday that two of the surviving pedestrians remain hospitalized in critical condition, while the third was discharged Sunday.The crash happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and Broadway.Police said the pedestrians were lawfully crossing Fourth Avenue with an active walk signal when a 2013 white Ford Fusion traveling south ran the red light and struck at least four people. The crash was captured by cameras at the intersection.Watch: MNPD holds briefing on deadly Broadway pedestrian crashAll four pedestrians were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Timothy Wedlock, 58, of Australia, died shortly after arriving at the hospital.Police identified the surviving pedestrians Monday as Matthew Gregg, 44, of Jacksonville, Florida; Dianne Cooper, 58, of Parsons, Tennessee; and Kathleen Broderick, 21, of Knoxville.Gregg and Cooper remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday afternoon. Broderick was discharged from the hospital Sunday.The driver, Thomas Cahill, 87, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday. Police said officers had not yet been able to speak with him but hoped to do so soon.Cahill’s 90-year-old wife was sitting in the front passenger seat and was taken to a hospital