One dead, two critically injured after a driver crosses line on Clarksville’s Memorial Extension

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 on the Memorial Extension near Rushton Lane.

One of the drivers, identified as William Knight, 90, was pronounced dead at the scene, and two of his female passengers were airlifted to Nashville, where one remains in critical condition and the other has been upgraded from critical to stable condition.

Police said preliminary findings indicate the second vehicle involved in the crash crossed into Knight’s path, striking his vehicle…

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