Tennessee
Peoria-area father and son killed in Tennessee vehicle crash, police say
A father and son from the Peoria area were killed early Thursday morning outside Nashville after a man collided with the back of their car while in a construction zone.
Bradley Parrott, 45, of Washington and William Parrott, 72, of Peoria, died at 1:15 a.m. after a Dodge Ram driven by Daniel Caravaca-Bonilla, 25, collided into a Chevrolet Silverado being driven by the Parrotts while they were waiting in a construction zone along Interstate 24, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Police said the Parrotts were attempting to merge into the far left lane of traffic along I-24 near the Rutherford County line southeast of Nashville when Caravaca-Bonilla collided with their car at a high rate of speed.
The collision caused a chain reaction that led to the Silverado crashing into an Infiniti QX50 that struck a Ford Fusion that struck a Chevrolet Malibu.
Nashville police found no indication that Caravaca-Bonilla tried to brake before hitting the Parrotts’ car. While he exhibited indicators of impairment, he refused testing, even though open alcohol containers were found in his car, police said. Eventually, a search warrant was obtained to draw blood from him, with results pending.
Caravaca-Bonilla was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication, along with seven counts of aggravated assault and one count each of driving under the influence, handgun possession while under the influence and an implied consent violation.
He is set to appear in Davidson County court Monday at 9:55 a.m. for a review.