We have confirmed further details of a head on crash that occurred Monday, just before the lunch hour at the Smyrna / Murfreesboro line. The wreck occurred Monday morning on the Old Nashville Highway near the intersection of Amanda Way and left the driver of the car that is believed to have caused the wreck dead. It also appears as if State Troopers believe that alcohol was involved in the wreck.
53-Year old Roland B. King was killed when he attempted to pass another car striking an SUV head on. The SUV was driven by 18-year old Maria Tarpley from Smyrna who was transported to the hospital after the wreck with serious injuries. The Tennessee Highway Patrol report that WGNS obtained Monday evening shows that it is believed that Roland, the driver of the car that struck the teen, was drinking alcohol prior to the wreck. Although he was killed, blood test are still being conducted.
Reports indicate that five other people in the SUV being driven by Tarpley were also injured in the wreck (information outlining details from the T-H-P report are below). They were all wearing their safety belts, but were still injured.
Source Details:
****** TENNESSEE MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITY REPORT TELETYPE ******
LOCAL AGENCY COMPLAINT NUMBER:314007817
COUNTY: RUTHERFORD CITY: SMYRNA
HIGHWAY: OLD NASHVILLE HWY POSTED SPEED: 40
AT INTERSECTION WITH: AMANDA WAY
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL NASHVILLE
INVESTIGATED BY: TROOPER VANN
VEHICLE INFORMATION:
VEHICLE # 01
YEAR: 2000 MAKE: TOYOTA MODEL: CELICA BODY TYPE: 3D
DRIVER # 01
INJURY TYPE: KILLED
NAME: KING,ROLAND B
SEX: M RACE: W AGE: 53
ADDRESS:
CITY: MURFREESBORO STATE: TN
DRIVERS LICENSE #: STATE: TN
DRINKING? YES
TEST REQUESTED? YES
DRUGS? NO
TEST REQUESTED? YES
SAFETY BELT IN USE? YES
VEHICLE INFORMATION:
VEHICLE # 02
YEAR: 2003 MAKE: CHEVORLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER BODY TYPE: SUV
DRIVER # 02
INJURY TYPE: INJURED
NAME: TARPLEY,MARIA D
SEX: F RACE: W AGE: 18
CITY: SMYRNA STATE: TN
DRINKING? NO
SAFETY BELT IN USE? YES
PASSENGER INFORMATION:
PASSENGER # 01 IN VEHICLE #02 - Injured
NAME: TAYLOR,MONTOYA Y
SEX: F RACE: B AGE: 39
CITY: MURFREESBORO STATE: TN
DRINKING? NO
SAFETY BELT IN USE? YES
PASSENGER INFORMATION:
PASSENGER # 02 IN VEHICLE #02 INJURY TYPE: INJURED
NAME: DEBENEDETTO,DEBORAH J
SEX: F RACE: W AGE: 64
CITY: SMYRNA STATE: TN
DRINKING? NO
SAFETY BELT IN USE? YES
OFFICER'S OPINION:
WOULD SAFETY RESTRAINTS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE? NO
CITATIONS ISSUED? NO
CRIMINAL CHARGES? NO
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CRASH:
VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING ON OLD
NASHVILLE HWY TOWARDS MURFREESBORO
WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER
VEHICLE STRIKING VEHICLE 2 HEAD ON
CAUSING VEHICLE 2 TO ROLLOVER. ADDITIONAL
REPORT TO FOLLOW WITH THE ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY: TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL NASHVILLEOPERATOR: PATTERSON 02-17-2014 17:20
****** TENNESSEE MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITY REPORT TELETYPE ******
LOCAL AGENCY COMPLAINT NUMBER: 314007817
PASSENGER INFORMATION:PASSENGER # 03 IN VEHICLE #02 INJURY TYPE: INJURED
NAME: GRIGGS,RUTH A
SEX: F RACE: W AGE: 71
ADDRESS: CITY: MURFREESBORO
PASSENGER INFORMATION:
PASSENGER # 04 IN VEHICLE #02 INJURY TYPE: INJURED
NAME: JOHNSON,GLORIA R
SEX: F RACE: B AGE: 66
CITY: SMYRNA
PASSENGER # 05 IN VEHICLE #02 INJURY TYPE: INJURED
NAME: OSTERHELD,DEBRA M
SEX: F RACE: W AGE: 63
CITY: MURFREESBORO
