SMYRNA, TN : Deadly head-on crash closes interstate in Rutherford County on Friday, 26th April 2024

The Tennessee Highway Patrol closed a portion of Interstate 24 West to investigate a deadly head-on crash involving a tractor-trailer early Friday morning.

THP reported that a Dodge Avenger entered I-24 West from the Waldron Road exit ramp and began traveling down the interstate in the wrong direction. The Avenger was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer traveling westbound and both vehicles came to rest against the center barrier on the interstate.

The driver of the Avenger, 33-year-old Jennifer Larsson, was killed in the collision. The tractor-trailer driver was not hurt.

All westbound lanes were shut down and traffic was diverted off at Sam Ridley Parkway to allow for the investigation and the cleanup of debris from the road.

The interstate was reopened to westbound traffic just before 4:30 a.m.


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