NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A deadly crash at a busy South Nashville intersection has put a spotlight on a known trouble spot.
The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure has already flagged the intersection merging Thompson, East Thompson Lane and Briley Parkway as part of the city’s high-injury network. It’s known to many in surrounding neighborhoods for speed and dangerous drivers.
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“I’ve been driving the neighborhood for over a decade now, and that intersection is super scary,” Glancliff resident Rebecca Rabon told News 2, adding that she drives carefully through the area.
Over the last decade, NDOT records showed that there have been 528 crashes at this intersection. Of those crashes, 393 resulted in property damage while four caused serious injuries. Prior to this weekend, just one crash there had been deadly…