UNION —The Knox County Sheriff's Office has identified the individual found dead in his vehicle in the travel lane of North Union Road in Union this morning.

Brian Cramer, 41, of Union, was found in his vehicle shortly after 7 a.m., according to Sheriff Donna Dennison. Union Ambulance responded, and when they arrived, pronounced Cramer dead.

Dennison said Cramer's body was taken to a local funeral home Monday morning, and the state Medical Examiner's Office is to determine if an autopsy will be performed.