Edwin Arnold, who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and was also an assistant prosecutor, has died after being struck by a car. He was 77.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported Arnold was struck when he stepped onto Interstate-40 on Saturday to help his grandson, who had just been involved in a wreck.
A published obituary stated Arnold received his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and then studied law at Cumberland University.
He was in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1963-67. Arnold also served Blount, Loudon and Roane counties as an assistant district attorney.
His funeral was scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Loudon.