Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 1 On The Run After Briley Parkway Rollover Wreck
A 73-year-old driver died on the scene, but his passenger was seen escaping the rollover crash on foot.
MADISON, TN — An early-morning crash on Briley Parkway killed the driver and apparently sent the passenger running.
Metro Police believe the 73-year-old driver was travelling too fast on the southbound entrance ramp to Briley from Gallatin Pike at 5:15 Friday morning when his car hit the noise barrier and rolled over. The driver, who has not been identified, died on the scene, but witnesses told police they saw a younger man crawl from wreckage and run away from the accident.
Witnesses say the passenger is a tall, white man weighing 150 pounds wearing a blue shirt with blood on his forehead.
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The ramp was closed for about two and a half hours Friday morning, reopening shortly before 8 a.m.
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