The driver of a vehicle that was found in a ditch Friday on North Moore Road was found dead Saturday morning in some nearby woods separated from the wreck site by four lanes of traffic.
Chattanooga police said the call came in about noon Friday for the wreck at 1200 N. Moore Road. The vehicle was in the ditch and no one was present, a police news release stated.
Officers contacted the vehicle’s owner, who gave permission to tow the vehicle. The driver was her son.
At 10:20 a.m. Saturday, police were notified that a body had been found not far from the crash site.
Police said Lonnie Tucker, 58, made it out of the vehicle and across four lanes of traffic, then went about 30 to 40 feet into the woods, where he died.