One killed when Suburban packed with eight crashes: SUV rolls at S-curve in Bethany

Emergency workers tend to victims injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday night on Nashville Highway. Two were airlifted and one died at the scene.

Patricia Diane Meeks, 41, was killed when a Chevy Suburban driven by Mattie L. Stewart, 38, slipped off the side of Nashville Highway at the S-curve in Bethany. Meeks was ejected and died at the scene.

The single-vehicle accident happened around 10 p.m. in a drizzling rain. The wreck victims were reportedly traveling to a bar in Murfreesboro, although alcohol is not suspected as a factor in the crash.

Airlifted from adjacent Warren County Memorial Airport were Kim Duke and Kelly Ernest, 20. It is unclear how many people were ejected, with Stewart telling officers she was the only person left in the vehicle when she regained consciousness and crawled out a window.

Emergency workers had their hands full rushing some victims to River Park Hospital and others to lifeflight helicopters. In all the confusion, state trooper Darrell Gribble had trouble determining exactly how many people were in the large SUV.

Initial reports indicated as many as 10 people were in the Suburban. Part of the confusion stemmed from Hispanic men in the vehicle, as reports differed on whether there were two or three.

After talking to a number of witnesses, Gribble was able to verify only eight passengers. In addition to the above-mentioned victims, other passengers were Amanda Chaple, Amy Osborne, David Vasquez and Aquino Marroquin. All were treated at River Park except for Marroquin, who was walking around and didn?t require medical attention.