NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One person was killed and two others injured in a crash on West Trinity Lane in North Nashville early Thursday morning.
The single-vehicle crash happened just before 2 a.m. near Old Buena Vista Road.
Metro police say the preliminary investigation shows the driver of a 2016 Dodge Charger was driving west on Trinity Lane at a high rate of speed when the car ran off the roadway and overturned.
There were three people inside the car at the time of the crash. They have been identified as Zavier Dunlap, 29, William Tribue, 40, and Donzell White, 28.
Dunlap was killed while Tribue sustained life-threatening injuries. White’s injuries are non-life threatening, according to police.
Investigators have not yet determined who was driving, but did find evidence of alcohol and drug use in the car.
The roadway was closed to traffic for hours and reopened around 6:30 a.m.
The investigation remains ongoing.