Fatal Accident Crash Team investigators have charged and arrested a Murfreesboro man in the fatal crash on Middle Tennessee Blvd. on Jan. 27.
Ewarth Chesney, 50, of Murfreesboro, is facing two-counts of vehicular homicide, and aggravated assault (recklessness).
35-year-old Sylvio Victor from Antioch died at the scene. A 5-year-old child died from injuries five days later.
The crash remains under investigation.
February 3, 2025 – Second victim dies in fatal Murfreesboro crash
The 5-year-old who was critically injured in the two-vehicle crash on Middle Tennessee Blvd. near Haley Road on Jan. 27 died over the weekend.
The child was properly retrained but was trapped in the car. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Firefighters extricated the 5-year-old from the car and with assistance from Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services began medical treatment. The child was taken to the hospital and died on Saturday, Feb. 1.
The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.
February 3, 2025 – Victim identified in deadly Murfreesboro crash
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) continues to investigate a crash on Middle Tennessee Blvd. on Monday, Jan. 27 that took the life of a man and severely injured a 5-year-old.
The crash victim has been identified as 35-year-old Sylvio Victor from Antioch.
The 5-year-old remains in very critical condition.
January 28, 2025 – Investigators are trying to determine if speed played a factor in fatal crash
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team investigators are trying to determine the cause of a two-car crash that left one person dead, and three others injured.
The crash occurred on Middle Tennessee Blvd. between Park Ave. and Haley Road around 6:43 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27.
A male passenger in a Mazda MZ6 was pronounced dead on scene by personnel with Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services. A five-year-old child was trapped in the same car and had to be cut out by Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department firefighters. The child and the female driver of the Mazda were taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The five-year-old is listed in critical condition. The driver is stable.
The male driver of the other car, a Nissan Rogue, was taken to Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He is listed in stable condition.
The preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the Rogue was traveling westbound when it collided with the Mazda that was trying to make a left turn onto Middle Tennessee Blvd. Investigators are trying to determine if speed was a contributing factor into the crash.
The force of the impact caused the Mazda to crash into a car parked in a parking lot.
The fatal crash remains under investigation.
