Teenage Driver and Three Passengers Killed in Nashville Crash Early Sunday Morning
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A car crash early Sunday morning has resulted in the deaths of four teenagers in Nashville.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the driver, 17-year-old Kerlos Toma, was operating an Infiniti Sedan with three passengers: 19-year-olds Maximos Ibrahim and David Fakhory, and 17-year-old Raafat Nassif. The collision occurred around 12:45 a.m. when Toma, driving at a high rate of speed, struck a Jeep Renegade traveling northbound.
Ibrahim and Nassif died at the scene, while Toma and Fakhory succumbed to injuries later at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The 24-year-old driver of the Jeep was taken to the hospital, but his injuries are not considered serious.
Authorities stated that none of the occupants in either vehicle were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Initial evidence suggests the Infiniti was partially in the oncoming lane at the time of impact. Investigators are actively working to determine the full details of the incident.
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