Suspect in fatal 19E hit and run turns himself in

An update out of Carter County, where a driver suspected in a fatal hit-and-run has surrendered to law enforcement. The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirms that 22-year-old Ian Walker Dellinger of North Carolina turned himself in Saturday. Investigators say Dellinger was driving a Ford pickup truck north on Highway 19E, Friday morning when he struck and killed a cyclist traveling in the same direction. The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Shannon Kirkpatrick, also of North Carolina. State troopers say Dellinger initially fled the scene near Buck Mountain Road. The Highway Patrol says the investigation is ongoing, and criminal charges against Dellinger are currently pending.