Smyrna Man Killed In Afternoon Wreck

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A single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Murfreesboro Pike near Mt. View Road claimed the life of Joshua Abendroth, 29, of Smyrna, Tennessee.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the southbound driver of a 2001 Toyota Sequoia, for reasons unknown, lost control of the SUV and traveled across the northbound lanes of traffic before striking a utility pole.  The Sequoia then rolled several times.  Both the driver and his passenger were ejected from the vehicle.  The other occupant of the SUV, Robert Merricks, 45, of Waterford Way, was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with serious injuries.

Toxicology testing will be conducted on both occupants.  The investigation continues to determine who was driving the SUV.