A 20-year-old man was killed in an early morning, rollover crash on Interstate 40 East in Nashville.
The incident was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday near White Bridge Pike.
Officials with Metro Nashville Police identified the victim as Quinton Jasko-Quarles, of Rolling River Parkway.
Jasko-Quarles' Ford SUV veered off the roadway, at which point he tried to compensate but lost control. The vehicle overturned and he was ejected.
He was not wearing a seat belt.
Jasko-Quarles was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
A traffic investigator said a seatbelt likely would've saved his life.
The fatal crash team shut down three lanes of I-40E near exit 204 to investigate. The roadway fully reopened around 10:30 a.m.
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Police said evidence of alcohol was found at the scene. Toxicology testing would determine whether alcohol was a factor.
