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Rebecca Benson (22) killed Steffanie Leonard (29) when she drove the wrong way on I-65
Filed Under:
Alcohol-Related Automobile Accident
Published: Feb 25, 2012 @ 2:43 PM
Rebecca Benson (22)
Date:
Feb 22, 2012
Charged with:
Vehicular Homicide
Location:
Nashville, TN
URL:
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Steffanie Leonard (29)
Date:
Feb 22, 2012
Cause of Death:
Alcohol Related Auto Accident
Location:
Nashville, TN
URL:
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The driver who police say is responsible for the early morning fatal wreck on Interstate 65 north near Wedgewood Avenue is expected to face a vehicular homicide charge once she is released from the hospital.
At 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to police, 22-year-old Rebecca Benson drove her 2006 Lexus south onto the northbound lanes of the interstate just before crashing head-on into a van driven by Steffanie Leonard, 29, of Franklin.
Leonard died at the scene.
Benson, of Antioch, was critically injured and was being treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Wednesday.
According to police, Benson entered the interstate at Broadway just prior to the crash, and officers first on the scene reported smelling alcohol on Benson. She also acknowledged drinking prior to the collision, police said.
Related Article(s):
http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/police-id-victim-expect-charge-other-driver-fatal-early-morning-crash-0
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