Truckers call-out dangerous road after fatal wreck with sedan injures three year old

People familiar with the site of a recent fatal wreck that seriously injured a toddler say the area is dangerous and should be addressed. 

The collision happened at the intersection of Ewing Drive and Knight Drive in North Nashville, Tennessee just outside of the FedEx terminal on Saturday, August 3rd at around 6 p.m. 

According to WSMV, 48-year-old Richard Frazer did not stop at the stop sign turning left onto Knight Drive from Ewing Drive, causing him to pull out in front of an oncoming FedEx tractor trailer. The trucker braked for the car, but was unable to stop in time, causing a serious collision. 

Frazer, an adult woman, and her two children were all transported to a nearby hospital following the wreck. Frazer died shortly after arriving at the hospital, and one of the children, a three-year-old, was left in critical condition due to injuries sustained in the incident. The trucker was not hurt in the accident. 

“The fire department had showed up, and we could tell that they were trying to cut somebody out of the car,” said Rebekah West, another truck driver who drove past the aftermath of the wreck. “We’re just sitting there, you know, praying, and I was just so upset the whole time.”

West says that she and her husband, who she team drives with, have encountered the intersection before and found it concerning. 

“It’s very dangerous. There have been many, many cars pull out in front of me and my husband on that road, in that intersection,” she said. “It takes the length of a football field to stop a semi, so it can be very dangerous.”

Residents who live near the dangerous intersection agree that there are some serious safety issues with the area. 

“You have to come down almost to the street to see because of the bushes down there,” said Candy Marthel. “So once you get out there and you’re trying to see around the corner, it may be too late if you just peek out…. Somebody lost their life yesterday, you know, and a stoplight needs to be right there on Ewing,” Marthel said.

Investigators say that there is no sign of impairment from either the truck driver or the motorist and do not expect any charges to be filed.