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Friday, November 14, 2014Area:
Nashville, TNA Good Samaritan who stopped to help at an accident scene on Friday died after stepping over a bridge railing and falling into a river below. Mark A. Ferguson, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, most likely believed there was solid ground on the other side when he stepped over the railing and fell into the Stones River. Ferguson was able to swim to the bank of the river, but he was pronounced dead after being taken by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014Area:
Jackson, TNSean Jamal Blackmon, 28, surrendered to police on charges following the October 15th, 2014 hit-and-run death of Marcus Jones on Lexington Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee. Blackmon allegedly ran a stop sign then hit Jones' car, killing him.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014Area:
Nashville, TNA child has died and his mother was hurt in a hit-and-run collision allegedly caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the westbound lanes of Interstate 24 in Smyrna on Thursday afternoon.
The crash was reported about 1:30 p.m. at mile marker 66, near Sam Ridley Parkway. The child, his mother and his sister were outside their car changing a flat tire when they were struck.
The suspected driver, identified as 33-year-old Tina L. Wilson, kept driving in a Chevrolet Cavalier after the collision, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014Area:
Nashville, TNPolice say the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Clarksville is a teenager.
Eighteen-year-old Dashawna Saunders was hit by a car Friday night. A police officer found her laying on Tiny Town Road near Twelve Oaks Boulevard.
Police are still looking for the dark colored van or SUV that hit her. They say it should have heavy front-end damage.
Saunders is still recovering, but she's no longer in critical condition.