On Sunday morning, 39-year-old motorcyclist, a resident of Antioch, was killed after a hit-and-run accident in South Nashville.
The fatal incident took place at about 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Glengarry Drive and Murfreesboro Pike. According to the Metro police, 18-year-old Manuel Rivas-Castaneda was driving his 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck while intoxicated.
He attempted to make a left turn onto Glengarry Drive and collided with a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by a 39-year-old man. Rivas-Castaneda fled the scene after the accident and called police shortly after from his apartment on Winthorne Drive.
The driver of the motorcycle succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Rivas-Castaneda was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was treated for non-critical injuries. He smelled of alcohol and confessed to drinking at a party before the collision. His passenger was not seriously injured.
Rivas-Castaneda was detained Sunday afternoon when he was released from the hospital and has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication, leaving the scene of a crash involving death, failure to render aid and driving without a license.
An investigation is underway at this time.
July 26, 2021
Source: wkrn.com
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