MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Murfreesboro Police Department announced Sunday that vehicular homicide charges were brought against the driver in a deadly crash that killed a pedestrian in early August.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, the area of Old Fort Parkway and New Salem Highway was closed for several hours as authorities investigated the crash.
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A preliminary investigation revealed 23-year-old Kali Mills of Murfreesboro was crossing Old Fort Parkway in a marked and signaled crosswalk. MPD said a pickup truck — driven by 18-year-old Samuel Helton of Murfreesboro — made a left turn from Golf Lane and struck Mills.
Mills was transported to an area hospital where medical staff pronounced her deceased…