The Tennessee Highway Patrol has released additional information on the fatal wreck that took place on I-24 this past Friday in Rutherford County. The accident happened near mile marker 86 in the East Bound lane of traffic.

Theresa Edwards Posey was traveling from Murfreesboro to Chattanooga when she ran off the road and struck several trees. Posey, who was 56-years of age, died at the scene. The Christiana resident was driving 1996 Saturn when the wreck occurred.

Source: 

Dalya J. Qualls, State of Tennessee

Official Crash Report Information:

****** TENNESSEE MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITY REPORT TELETYPE ******

 LOCAL AGENCY COMPLAINT NUMBER: 313026706

DATE:     05/24/13       TIME: 11:09

TOTALS:   KILLED: 01     INJURED: 00     NOT INJURED: 00     VEHICLES: 01

COUNTY:  RUTHERFORD     CITY: NA

HIGHWAY: I24 EB 86   POSTED SPEED: 70

INVESTIGATING AGENCY: TN HIGHWAY PATROL NASHVILLE

INVESTIGATED BY:      TROOPER BRIAN CARMOUCHE

VEHICLE INFORMATION:

VEHICLE # 01

YEAR: 1996   MAKE: SATURN   MODEL: SL1   BODY TYPE: 4D

LICENSE PLATE NUMBER:   STATE: TN

PULLING TRAILER: NO

DRIVER # 01         INJURY TYPE: KILLED

NAME: POSEY,THERESA EDWARDS

SEX: F   RACE: W   DATE OF BIRTH: 02/1957

ADDRESS:

CITY: CHRISTIANA   STATE: TN

DRIVERS LICENSE #: STATE: FL

DRINKING? NO   TEST REQUESTED? YES

DRUGS? NO   TEST REQUESTED? YES

SAFETY BELT IN USE? YES

OFFICER'S OPINION:

WOULD SAFETY RESTRAINTS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE? NO

HAS MEDICAL EXAMINER BEEN NOTIFIED? YES

HAS NEXT OF KIN BEEN NOTIFIED? YES

CITATIONS ISSUED? NO

CRIMINAL CHARGES? NO

WILL ADDITIONAL REPORT BE FOLLOW? NO

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CRASH:

VEHICLE 1 DRIFTED FROM THE RIGHT

LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE SIDE SWIPED

THE GUARD RAIL ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

VEHICLE 1 TRAVELED BACK ACROSS TRAFFIC

LEAVING ROADWAY OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER

STRIKING SEVERAL TREES COMING TO FINAL

REST IN THE TREE LINE.

AUTHORITY: TENNESEE HIGHWAY PATROL NASHVILLE

OPERATOR:  PATTERSON    05-24-2013    15:30