PORTLAND, TN : 1 critically injured in Portland crash on Wednesday, 26th April 2023

Portland Police said Thursday that one person has died in a crash on South Broadway on Wednesday morning.

Police said Melinda Alexander-Gurley, 45, of Portland, died on Thursday from injuries sustained in the crash. She was the driver of an Altima that was pushed into an ambulance stopped at a red light at the intersection of South Broadway and Longview Road.

Speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash, Portland Police said Wednesday in a news release.

Police said William S. Swafford, 26, of Portland, will face multiple charges after the crash around 11:25 a.m. at the intersection of South Broadway (Highway 109) and Longview Road.

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