KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A 22-year-old has died after a crash in the Island Home Park area on Sunday morning, according to Knoxville Police Department spokesperson Scott Erland.
Erland said officers responded to a single-car crash around 3:20 a.m. on Island Home Avenue near Fisher Place after a black Lexus drove off of the road and hit a utility pole.
Edwin Charles, 22, of Knoxville, was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
After further investigation, Knoxville Police arrested the driver 21-year-old Carter McAdoo, of Knoxville, with charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.
Knoxville Police Department crash reconstruction personnel is currently investigating the crash.