Man Who Died In Crash On Entrance Ramp To I-65 North In Nashville Identified

From the City of Nashville:

December 24, 2020

Update: The man killed in this single-vehicle crash has been positively identified as Matthew Simoneau.

The driver killed in Thursday’s 5:30 a.m. single-vehicle crash on the entrance ramp to I-65 North from I-440 West is tentatively identified as a 49-year-old Nashville man. The Medical Examiner’s Office will confirm his identity.

The preliminary investigation shows that a Honda Civic was being driven onto the entrance ramp to I-65 North from I-440 West when the car, for reasons unknown, left the roadway and traveled down a ravine, striking several trees. The vehicle caught fire. The driver died at the scene.

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