Wilbert Byrd killed and Curtis Byrd Jr. injured in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75/I-24 in Chattanooga, Tennessee
SUV strikes guardrail, killing passenger
At about 6:40 a.m., Curtis Byrd let the Ford drift to the left side of the road and strike a guardrail, which slammed into the cabin and fatally injured Wilbert Byrd, according to the police news release. Curtis Byrd received minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
amilies sue guardrail company after fatal Tennessee accidents
Byrd’s son and daughter, Malcom Byrd and Kimciana Hunter, say the guardrail system that was supposed to protect their father, actually took his life.
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