AN OHIO MAN WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK ON I-24 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY LAST NIGHT.

            THE REPORT FROM THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 19-YEAR OLD NATHANIEL CARPENTER OF FLORIDA WAS WESTBOUND NEAR THE 12 MILE-MARKER AROUND 9:14 PM WHEN HE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO THE MEDIAN, STRIKING SEVERAL TREES.

            THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF, WITH CARPENTER TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES. A PASSENGER, 18-YEAR OLD JAMES OLIVER OF SHERWOOD, OHIO, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE.

            ALCOHOL IS NOT SUSPECTED AS A FACTOR, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THOUGH SOME SORT OF CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING.

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