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2 days ago
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Two victims in Greyhound bus crash ID'd by state police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two victims killed in a Greyhound bus crash near Jackson, Tennessee have been identified in a report by Tennessee Highway Patrol. THP identified one of the victims as Glen Young Jr., 60, of Colorado. Young was a passenger on the bus. The other victim was identified as John Davis, 56, of Tennessee, who was driving the 2008 Chevy Silverado truck involved in the wreck. Two dead after Greyhound bus from Memphis to Nashville crashes The 30-year-old driver of the bus was also listed as injured. The crash happened at 6:20 p.m. Monday, Memorial Day, on Highway 70 in Madison County. The bus and pickup collided, sending the bus into a ditch. The truck spun around and caught on fire, police said in the report. THP has said the bus was en route from Memphis to Nashville. More than 30 people were treated at hospitals for injuries. Florida man recalls terrifying moments in TN Greyhound crash The list of injured victims includes several passengers from Tennessee, as well as Ireland, England and other U.S. states. State police and Greyhound are investigating. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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DUI suspect charged following deadly Rutherford County crash
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is facing several charges after he reportedly ran a red light and collided with another vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Rutherford County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2025 Volvo TT was traveling east on Murfreesboro Road, approaching the Fergus Road intersection, when it ran a red light and crashed into a 2012 Ford Fiesta. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → Officials said the Ford was traveling north through the intersection when it was hit. The Ford's driver—identified as 66-year-old Michael Silver—died from his injuries. Meanwhile, his 41-year-old passenger was hurt in the crash. Both were reportedly wearing their seatbelts. ⏩ THP said the 37-year-old man who was driving the Volvo—identified as 37-year-old Michael Alexander Gawlick of Illinois—also sustained injuries in the crash. However, Gawlick is facing charges for vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and DUI. No additional details have been released about Wednesday's deadly crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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Nashville ICE arrests roil protests, fears, calls for investigation. Here's what to know.
An early May operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville has driven controversy, protests and tensions between local, state and federal officials. Over the course of a week, ICE worked with the Tennessee Highway Patrol to make 468 traffic stops and arrest nearly 200 immigrants around south Nashville. Mayor Freddie O'Connell, advocacy groups, Metro Council members and others have raised questions and concerns over the operation. O'Connell has in turn come under fire from Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles and other D.C. Republicans, who called for an investigation into him over his response to the situation. Here's what to know as questions remain over the operation, who it affected and what happens next. More: What to know about how Mayor O'Connell responded to Nashville ICE operation The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security called the immigration arrests a "public safety operation" that focused on "areas with a history of serious traffic crashes and suspected gang activity." ICE said that 196 immigrants were arrested and that the operation focused on identifying those with criminal histories. The agency said the action stemmed from its "commitment to public safety and the rule of law." Of the 196 arrested, an ICE spokesperson said 95 had prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges. Additionally, 31 of those arrested were previously removed from the U.S. and reentered the country illegally. ICE later provided a few more details on those arrested, including two with gang affiliations, one with a long history of removals from the U.S. and convictions for felony domestic assault and sex with a minor, and another convicted of rape. The operation ran from about May 3-10. As of May 29, six of the people arrested had been named by officials. 'We're not criminals': Nashville immigrant, 19, went out for ice cream, ended up detained by ICE and sent to Louisiana THP and the Tennessee Department of Homeland Security partnered with federal ICE agents to coordinate the weeklong operation. The highway patrol is now under an official agreement with ICE, giving it authority to carry out federal duties like jail and warrant enforcement. However, that agreement was not officially approved until May 13, after the operation ended. Outside Nashville, efforts to remove undocumented immigrants have also ramped up as several counties have partnered with ICE, including Sumner, Giles, Knox, Greene, Hamilton and Putnam counties. Nationwide, ICE has agreements with nearly 600 agencies across 39 states. What to know: What agencies are behind the Nashville ICE operations and how they work As the ICE operation unfolded, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell and the city's legal director, Wally Dietz, repeatedly called for transparency from ICE about who had been arrested and what they'd been charged with. On May 4, immigrant rights groups and community members gathered at Nashville's ICE office after dozens of traffic stops over the weekend. Several people from the group, which included children, chanted and carried signs as busses pulled out of the parking lot. The next day, O'Connell held a news conference. "The trauma inflicted on families is long-lasting, and I'm doing everything in my power consistent with applicable law to protect anyone who calls Nashville home," O'Connell said during the May 5 event. "What's clear today is that people who do not share our values of safety and community have the authority to cause deep community harm." During the operation, O'Connell updated an existing executive order requiring city departments to report communications with federal immigration officials to the mayor's office. The update tightened the timeline for those reports. He also addressed community and Metro Nashville Council concerns about whether the Metro Nashville Police Department was involved in the operation. Although the operations were conducted in Nashville, local agencies like Davidson County Sheriff's Office and Metro Nashville Police Department were not involved in the enforcement. A spokesperson with MNPD said the department provided additional patrols at ICE headquarters. Metro Council members held an hourslong meeting on May 7 to address questions and concerns over the ICE operation. Leaders and community members questioned the operation's legality, the involvement of local police and the need for more transparency around immigration enforcement. U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, who accused the mayor of obstructing the ICE operation, has called for a federal investigation into O'Connell in the wake of the ICE arrests. Flanked by state and local lawmakers, Ogles hosted a news conference at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville on the afternoon of Memorial Day. He repeated a call on two congressional committees — the House Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee — to open investigations into the mayor. Ogles decried past U.S. presidents for letting a "flood of illegals" into the country and rattled off a list of crimes he said involved undocumented immigrants in Nashville, saying several were arrested during the ICE operation. He repeated what ICE officials said about those arrested having gang affiliations, prior removals from the U.S. and convictions for domestic assault, sex with a minor and rape. He also spoke about recent arrests in Middle Tennessee that were not part of the operation that he said involved gangs, sex rings, drug and human trafficking, murder and more. 'When a mayor stands up and is defending those types of individuals over our hard-working law enforcement — Homeland Security, ICE, THP, the sheriff's department and the city — he's choosing criminals over Tennesseans,' Ogles said. Other D.C. Republicans added their voices to the calls to investigate O'Connell. However, as of May 29, it was not clear if an official federal investigation had been opened. Advocates plan to maintain their efforts to support, protect and guide immigrants while navigating an ever-evolving legal and political landscape on the state and federal level. One group, established well before the operation, continues to patrol Nashville streets to look for ICE activity. The group saw a surge in volunteers after the wave of arrests. After the May 7 meeting, Metro Council members called for a number of actions, including redirecting funding in O'Connell's recent budget proposal from the MNPD toward a legal aid fund and ensuring that all city departments were in compliance with the mayor's executive order. District 17 Council Member Terry Vo also asked city officials to commit to creating a community safety plan within the 30 days following the meeting. Meanwhile, Ogles and others have continued their call for investigations into O'Connell. Metro Council Member David Benton has also called for an investigation of his own, asking for a state and federal audit of The Belonging Fund. The fund was launched by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee on May 5 to support child care and transportation costs, and address housing assistance and food insecurity for immigrant families. O'Connell previously said the city itself likely couldn't contribute to the fund and also that the fund wouldn't support immigration legal services. Benton wants clarity on that matter, saying it would run afoul of federal laws against harboring undocumented immigrants. He called for O'Connell to choose between "criminals or the innocent taxpayers." Benton represents District 28, which includes part of the area where the recent ICE operation was concentrated. Reach reporter Rachel Wegner via email at RAwegner@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville ICE arrests: What to know as questions persist
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4 days ago
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Tennessee road, waterway deaths down this Memorial Day
Tennessee roadway and waterway fatalities were down this year amid a rainy Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service reported almost 2 inches of rain in the Nashville area during the holiday weekend. Officials at the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said the weather kept recreational boating traffic lower than usual volumes. Both the Wildlife Resource Agency and the Tennessee Highway Patrol reported less deaths when compared to 2024. Despite the reduction, Highway Patrol said they recorded a death every five and a half hours during the holiday period from 6 p.m. May 23 to 6 a.m. May 27. "While we are encouraged by the reduction in fatalities this Memorial Day weekend, any loss of life on our roads is a tragedy," Colonel Matt Perry, commander of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, said. "Our troopers worked hard to enforce traffic laws and assist motorists, and we are thankful for the public's cooperation. We will continue our efforts to promote safe driving habits and ensure everyone reaches their destination safely." There were no boating-related deaths on Tennessee's waterways this year, the Wildlife Resource Agency said in a statement. Last year, there was one death. One person was injured in a tubing incident on Watts Bar Lake southwest of Knoxville during the holiday weekend, the agency said. There were two other accidents that ended in property damage, according to the agency. Five people were arrested for boating under the influence. The Memorial Day Weekend marks the beginning of the summer boating season and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts millions of people will hit the lakes and rivers throughout the Cumberland River basin. In 2024, there were 14 fatalities at Nashville Disctrict lakes between April and September, the Corps said in a news release. The year before that, there were 17. This year so far here have been five fatalities, the Wildlife Resource Agency reported. In the 84-hours designated as the Memorial Day Holiday by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, state troopers reported five crashes resulting in eight deaths. Last year, 14 people were killed in crashes. Four of the five crashes were single-vehicle wrecks. The fifth involved a greyhound bus and a pickup truck outside of Jackson, killing one bus passenger and one person in the truck and injuring 39, the Highway Patrol said. Only one fatal wreck involved alcohol. Much like the boating season, Memorial Day marks the start of road-trip season. AAA, the automotive group that provides members roadside assistance and insurance products, predicted more than 800,000 Tennesseans would travel by car during the holiday period. Summer also kicks off what AAA calls the 100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers, as students are off school and have more time to be in the car. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows deadly crashes involving teens increase by 30% during the summer. "During the summer, teen drivers are on the road more often, usually with friends, which increases the risk of distraction and dangerous driving habits,' Rachel Wilson, director of driver education for AAA, said in a statement May 29. 'Many feel invincible behind the wheel, underestimating the dangers of speeding, distractions, and not wearing a seatbelt." This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Less deaths reported on Tennessee roads, waterways during Memorial Day
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4 days ago
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1 dead after pursuit ends with crash in Williamson County
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — One person died after a vehicle fled from a traffic stop along Interstate 65 early Wednesday morning. Williamson County deputies attempted to stop a 2023 Toyota Camry, which was traveling southbound on I-65 at more than 90 mph. According to a release, the sedan drove westbound on Murfreesboro Road at a high rate of speed before crashing into a pole near South Margin Street in Franklin. Driver seriously injured after Antioch crash A passenger in the Camry, 42-year-old Kevin Ray House, was killed in the crash, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The 20-year-old driver was injured and taken to an area hospital for treatment. 'We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident,' said Sheriff Jeff Hughes in a release. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of those affected.' ⏩ The driver was identified by the THP as Zachary Chatman. He was charged with vehicular homicide, evading arrest and reckless driving. No additional information was immediately released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
