The pedestrian who was struck and killed and then left for dead on Interstate 40 near Nashville International Airport has been identified.

The 22-year-old was walking alongside the right side of the interstate when he was hit. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors.

Metro Nashville Police officers are continuing to investigate Wednesday, they've released new details and the identity of a pedestrian who was hit and killed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Donelson Pike Tuesday.

A portion of Interstate 40 West was closed due to a crash on a snowy, icy Tuesday morning in the Triad. The westbound lanes of I-40 were closed between Exit 210 for NC 68/Regional Road and Exit 208 for Sandy Ridge Road.

The westbound lanes on a section of Interstate 40 West in Greensboro are currently shut down due to a “police investigation”, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Traffic on I-40 West is currently being rerouted onto Exit 210 for Regional Road/NC 68 Around three miles of the westbound I-40 is closed

I-40 W in Greensboro near Guilford College Road, exit 213, is back open after an ongoing death investigation closed the road, according to the Greensboro Police Department. WFMY News 2's Amber Lake is at the scene where she said there was a body seen under a tarp.