MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Authorities have identified the victims involved in a fatal crash along State Route 840 in Rutherford County.
The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, in the westbound lanes of 840 near mile marker 61 in Murfreesboro.
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said 27-year-old Ashley Johnson and 50-year-old Igor Tavakalov were killed in the crash. A third person, identified as Pavel Tolstov, was injured.
According to troopers, Johnson was heading eastbound when she ran off the road and over corrected. Her car traveled across the median and hit the car being driven by Tavakalov.
Johnson was ejected from the vehicle. THP said neither she nor Tavakalov were wearing their seatbelts.
A third vehicle was also involved in the wreck but that person was not injured.
Both west and eastbound lanes were affected, and traffic was delayed for hours. Westbound traffic was diverted to an alternate route.
Troopers said no charges would be filed in the case.
