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Crews Investigate Fatal Clarksville Crash

Posted at 3:33 PM, Jul 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-23 16:31:04-04

Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol have been investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles in Clarksville.

The crash happened around 2:35 p.m. Saturday on Highway 79 (Guthrie Highway) at Clear Springs Road.

According to reports, a 2008 Toyota Camry driven by 43-year-old Rhonda Kempster, of Cumberland Furnace, crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit a 2015 Ford E55 head-on.

The Ford was driven by 26-year-old Paul Bartlett, of Antioch.

Officials said Kempster was killed in the crash. Bartlett was injured, but the extent of his injuries was unknown.

Further details were not released.