UPDATE: The passenger in the I-24 crash that occurred on Monday has died

Oct 02, 2014 at 08:15 pm by bryan


We have additional news on the Monday (9/29/14) afternoon crash that occurred on I-24 in LaVergne. The passenger who was riding in the car that the driver was killed in has now died. 22-Year old Karie McAllister of Murfreesboro died on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

23-year old Dimitra Byrd of Murfreesboro was driving her Toyota Camry when she stopped in a West Bound lane of I-24 for unknown reasons. Another motorist driving a semi-truck in the same lane collided with Byrd, killing her in the collision. The driver of the large Freightliner truck that struck Byrd was not hurt in the crash.

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We were told that a man operating a motorcycle had to swerve to miss debris that was on I-24 as a result of the accident. When 25-year old Benjamin Menes of LaVergne attempted to avoid the debris, he too wrecked. Menes was transported to the hospital, but his condition has not been released.

Alcohol and drugs were not believed to be involved in the Monday accident on I-24 in LaVergne.

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