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Saturday, February 1, 2014
A woman died Sunday morning after her car hydroplaned on I-40 in Wilson County and crashed into a garbage truck. Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say 25-year-old Charity Williams was driving on I-40 westbound near mile marker 245 when her car hydroplaned, sending her across the median into oncoming traffic. Officials say Williams's car hit an oncoming garbage nearly head on. She was ejected from her car and killed. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Eastbound traffic was affected and cleared by 11:00 a.m.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Ice may be the cause of a crash that killed the driver of a motorcycle near Vanderbilt early Friday morning. Authorities said a 24-year-old man from Florida was driving west on Blakemore Avenue when he lost control of his bike. Police said the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a curb. The victim was found by a passerby in the roadway. A water main break nearby had poured water onto Blakemore, which froze on the roadway. Blakemore is closed between Natchez Trace and Wellington. The investigation is ongoing.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Three people, later identified as Heather L. Clinard 24, Tyler A. Schultz, 24, and Rafael Coto 23, were killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles in Sumner County early Thursday morning.

The accident happened on Vietnam Veterans Boulevard near Exit 2 around 2:20 a.m. and involved four vehicles.

All of the eastbound lanes are closed at this time and are expected to reopen shortly.

Westbound traffic is open to traffic.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
A Sumner County school bus was involved in a fatal crash Thursday afternoon as it dropped a student off at a bus stop. The bus had recently left Bethpage Elementary School before the wreck on Highway 31. The bus had nine students on board when it had its flashing lights on, stop sign out and door open to let a child off, according to Sumner County Sheriff's Office investigators. A truck hauling a trailer then rear-ended the bus. The driver of the truck, 55-year-old David Trembly, of Scottsville, KY, was killed in the collision.
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Columbia police say a driver has been cited after a crash claimed the life of another driver Monday afternoon.

The crash was reported about 3 p.m. on Nashville Highway near the intersection with Imperial Drive.

Police said Victoria Anne Shepherd, 22, of Spring Hill, was driving northbound when her phone rang. She reached for her phone, the vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and she collided with a car driven by 49-year-old Solveig Janine Brammer, also of Spring Hill.

Brammer's car rolled over, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014
Two school buses from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System have crashed Monday afternoon in Clarksville, and several students have minor injuries. According to Clarksville police, one bus crashed into the rear of another bus near the intersection of Peachers Mill Road and Tiny Town Road about 2:45 p.m. Police said about a dozen students were injured, and a representative for the school system said all of the injuries are minor. Two students have been transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment. School officials are working to inform the parents of those involved.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Murfreesboro Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that happened Friday morning.

The pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive just before 9 a.m.

The person was taken to Middle Tennessee Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.

The pedestrian's name has not been released at this time.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Northbound Interstate 65 is shut down north of Bear Creek Pike after a crash.

Officials say a tractor-trailer is spilling diesel onto the interstate at mile marker 46.

The Maury County Fire Department, Maury County Emergency Management and the Columbia Fire Department's hazmat team are on the scene.

There is no estimate on how long the closure will last at this time.

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Clarksville police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash which happened around 12:41 a.m. Sunday morning.

Police say Andrew S. Hafen, 25, was traveling south along Peachers Mill Road when the motorcycle left the road and crashed.

Police believe Hafen failed to negotiate a slight curve near Hidden Springs Court.

Hafen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say Hafen's body was located by a motorist passing by after the crash.

Police believe alcohol appears was a factor.

Toxicology tests are pending.

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Two people were killed, including a 5-year-old girl, in a car crash Saturday afternoon in Giles County.

Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say it happened on Crescent View Drive in Pulaski just before 2 p.m.

Officials say a car driven by 33-year-old Tiffany Sumners veered off the road before Sumners over-corrected. The car then traveled across the roadway before hitting a tree and bursting into flames.

Sumners and a 5-year-old female passenger were killed.

A six-year-old girl was also riding in the car. She sustained non-life-threatening injuries.