FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lieutenant Charles J. Warner
Franklin PD Public Affairs
615.550.6821
cwarner@franklintn.gov

Franklin, TN – An investigation into yesterday’s fatal crash in Franklin continues today as traffic investigators interview witnesses and review evidence from the scene. At 3:02 yesterday afternoon, officers were summoned to the off ramp from I-65 N to Cool Springs Boulevard east, Exit 68A, for a single-vehicle rollover crash. Chad Scism, 34 of Thompson’s Station, died at the scene.

The vehicle left the roadway while exiting at the off-ramp from I-65 N to Cool Springs Boulevard east, overturned, and struck a light pole. Witnesses say that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash. The driver was wearing his seatbelt, and alcohol is not suspected to be a factor in this crash. Our hearts hurt for the victim’s devastated family.

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