(RUTHERFORD / WILSON COUNTY, TN) WGNS has new information on a serious auto accident that occurred this past week on I-840 between Murfreesboro and Lebanon, Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), two eastbound vehicles collided, resulting in one fatality and another person injured.
The crash happened Tuesday, December 2, 2025, when 77-year-old John “Frank” Spickler, a U.S. Army veteran who served with the Air Assault, 1st of the 8th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, was driving from the direction of Murfreesboro towards Wilson County. As traffic slowed, a tractor-trailer truck in front of him reduced his speed to a crawl. Spickler’s 2013 Nissan Frontier struck the rear of the truck.
A THP report obtained by WGNS confirms that Spickler collided with a Volvo tractor-trailer operated by a 43-year-old Tennessee man. The impact was severe, killing Spickler and injuring the driver of the semi. Investigators noted that Spickler was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision, while the truck driver was restrained…