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.
