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Date: 
Monday, June 1, 2015
Eddy Glenn was driving a semi-trailer on Briley Parkway when he lost control on a curve, and the truck overturned. The truck's load was spilled during the crash and covered the roadway for several hours before it could be cleared. Glenn was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and died at the scene.
Date: 
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Carol Boo was killed when 18-wheeler hauling 40,000 pounds of pumpkins veered across the two-lane roadway near the intersection of McGavock Pike and Kimberly Drive in Donelson, crashing through the wall of her home and into the bedroom she was sleeping in. The accident occurred at around 3:30 a.m. Boo's husband and 35-year-old son were in other areas of the house and were not injured. The truck was being driven by 34-year-old Leonard Wilson.
Date: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

A 17-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by a tractor trailer at a busy downtown Nashville intersection Thursday has been identified as a Hume Fogg High School student.

Metro police said Elena Zamora, a junior at Hume Fogg, was walking east to west on Church Street in a crosswalk at 1 p.m. when she was struck by a tractor trailer that was turning right from Church Street onto Rosa L. Parks Boulevard.

Indications are Elena had the signal to walk, and the truck had a green light.