The driver killed in this morning’s 7:50 a.m. multi-vehicle crash on I-24 West near Old Hickory Boulevard has been identified as Daniel Roberts, 39, of Murfreesboro.
The preliminary investigation indicates three of the vehicles involved were stopped in heavy traffic when a Dodge Ram pickup truck did not stop and struck the rear of a Toyota Solara, traveling overtop of it. The Solara, with the Ram on top of it, crashed into the back of a Kia Sorento and then a Honda Insight.
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Roberts, the driver of the Solara, died at the scene.
The driver and three passengers of the Sorento were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The 27-year-old driver of the Ram refused medical treatment at the scene. He did not show signs of impairment but indicated he may have been distracted.
A decision on charges is pending the outcome of the continuing investigation.
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