Nashville Woman Killed In Fiery Crash On Elm Hill Pike Identified

Press release from the City of Nashville:

5/31/2020

The Nashville woman killed Saturday night in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Elm Hill Pike and Massman Drive is identified as Rhonda Rucker, 57.

The preliminary investigation shows that Rucker, who was driving a Honda CRV, was stopped at the intersection on Elm Hill Pike when she was rear ended by the driver of a northbound 2010 Ford Mustang, Kevin Coz Camaja, 18, of Nashville. Both vehicles crossed over Massman Drive into a ditch and caught fire. The Honda quickly became fully engulfed in flames. Ruckers’s passenger Craig Marsh, 37, managed to escape but was unsuccessful in removing Rucker from the SUV. She died at the scene.

Marsh sustained minor injuries. Camaja was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center with severe burns and is in stable condition. All three persons involved wore seatbelts.

The preliminary contributing factor to this crash is Camaja’s failure to drive with due care.

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