UPDATE:The 19-year-old hit by a train on Friday has been identified as Ibraheem Hull, of Murfreesboro. ORIGINAL RELEASE:A pedestrian died after being struck by a train on Friday afternoon, May 23. The 19-year-old man was hit on the railroad tracks at West Main Street and Overall Street around 1:32 p.m. He was pronounced deceased at…
The Murfreesboro Police Department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is urgently seeking witnesses to a fatal three-car collision that occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 4, just before 1 p.m. on outbound NW Broad Street near I-840. The preliminary investigation suggests that the female driver of a 2020 Kia Rio may have improperly changed lanes, resulting in…
The motorcyclist who died in Saturday’s collision on Broad Street with an SUV has been identified as Michael Jenkins, 69, of La Vergne. Jenkins was pronounced deceased at the hospital shortly after the 1:46 a.m. crash on Sept. 21. The preliminary investigation reveals Jenkins was traveling southbound on Broad when his 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators are still investigating the causes of two separate fatal crashes over the weekend in Murfreesboro. Both fatal crash victims identified. Terry Sague, 76, of Castalian Springs, died after being hit by a car while he was on the sidewalk on his recumbent bike waiting for…
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating a second fatal crash, this one involving a sedan and two motorcycles on NW Broad Street on Saturday afternoon. One of the motorcycle riders died from his injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other motorcyclist was taken to the hospital and is…
Murfreesboro Police Department CID detectives are investigating an incident where a woman died after accidentally being run over by her car in the driveway of her home on Sunday, Jan. 14. Kathryn Hannon, 69, was found underneath her Lexus SUV by neighbors at her home on Savannah Ridge Drive around 3:54 p.m. on Sunday. Rutherford…
Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators are trying to determine if speeding may have contributed to a five-car crash on Saturday, Oct. 28. One of the cars burst into flames, trapping the driver inside. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department firefighters quickly put out the fire and rescued the 24-year-old male driver. The driver…
The westbound lanes of Interstate 24 at Exit 76 were closed for hours as Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a dump truck fire Thursday morning. The dump truck fire was reported at 4:26 a.m. near the Medical Center Pkwy./Fortress Blvd. underpass. Firefighters arrived to find the dump truck…
The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating a serious injury crash involving a motorcycle and pickup truck. The motorcycle rider, a 35-year-old male, was critically injured in the crash on Medical Center Pkwy. near Warren Street around 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 23. The 35-year-old was taken to Saint Thomas Rutherford…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating a fatal crash involving a small pickup and a propane truck. Officers responded to the crash on SE Broad Street near Overlook Place around 9:52 a.m. Friday, July 7. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of the pickup was driving inbound on SE…