I-40 reopens in Hermitage after wrong-way crash
HERMITAGE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Interstate 40 East in Hermitage was closed Thursday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver.
The crash happened in the eastbound lanes around 2:35 a.m. at mile-marker 221 on I-40 East, located between Old Hickory Blvd and the Wilson County line.
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Four vehicles were involved in the crash, one of which overturned. One person has critical injuries following the crash and another has non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators believe one of the vehicle was driving west in the eastbound lanes when it crashed into another car, causing a chain reaction involving two more vehicles.
Metro’s Emergency Communications Center received at least one call to 911 of a wrong-way driver near the county line prior to the crash.
Officers are working to determine if the wrong-way driver was impaired in some capacity.
The roadway partially reopened to traffic around 4:30 a.m.
No additional information was immediately released.
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