Riley Scott, 24, of Chattanooga died when he lost control of his car, ran into the median and then struck a tree on I-75 northbound in McMinn County on Wednesday, according a preliminary crash report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Why Scott lost control of his car is unknown, the report said. The single-vehicle crash engulfed the 1996 Toyota in flames and Scott was pronounced dead on the scene.
Neither drugs nor alcohol were in play, the report said.
The crash happened at mile marker 48.5, and shut down the interstate for a brief time because of the fire from the vehicle and a fire in the grass median, spokesperson Bill Miller said.
There will be no follow up report conducted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.