Clarksville mourns mom and school crossing guard who was killed in crash

The woman killed in a head-on crash on 101st Airborne Division Parkway has been identified as 46-year-old Latrice Dodson, a school crossing guard with the Clarksville Police Department.

Police said the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. Friday between Peachers Mill Road and the West Fork Bridge when a westbound vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and struck an eastbound car head-on. Dodson, a front-seat passenger in the eastbound vehicle, died at the scene.

Dodson had been working as a crossing guard with the Clarksville Police Department since August 2025, serving students and families at Kenwood Elementary School and Ringgold Elementary School…

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