Thursday afternoon’s head-on collision between a Nissan Altima sedan and a Honda Odyssey minivan on Old Hickory Boulevard at Pecan Valley Road fatally injured the driver of the Altima. The deceased is identified as Paula Moore, 43, of Nashville.
The preliminary investigation shows that the Altima was traveling north on Old Hickory Boulevard. The Odyssey was traveling south. According to the driver of the Odyssey, the Altima crossed the double yellow line, resulting in the collision. The investigation is continuing to determine which vehicle actually caused the crash.
Moore’s 3-year-old daughter, who was in a child seat that was not properly installed, was critically injured. Two teens in the car were also hurt.
The 25-year-old driver of the minivan received non-life-threatening injuries.