Holiday Travel Surge Coincides With Multiple Serious Crashes on Sunday before Christmas

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – This past Sunday should have been an easy one for drivers—partly sunny in the daytime, temps around 50, and no major weather issues. Instead, it turned into one of the most dangerous pre‑Christmas weekends we’ve seen in a while.

Deadly 8:02 p.m. Sunday Night I-840 Crash

And now, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has released details about yet another fatal crash—this one on I‑840 Sunday night at 8:02 p.m. According to THP’s preliminary report, 33‑year‑old Miguel Reyes Lopez was driving eastbound near the 67‑mile marker when his 2001 Toyota 4‑Runner left the roadway. He overcorrected, the SUV overturned, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators say he was alone and not wearing a seatbelt…

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