Nashville man killed after massive chunk of concrete that was 'intentionally' thrown blasts through his car's windshield
Nashville resident Joe C. Shelton Jr. was driving to work at around 4:55 am on Tuesday morning when a massive object came flying through his windshield and hit him in the face, killing him instantly, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
A statement by the Metro Nashville PD said that, after Shelton lost control of his vehicle on I-24’s Silliman Evans Bridge, the car rammed into a pickup truck and a guardrail before eventually coming to a halt. While Shelton was pronounced dead on the scene, the other drivers were not injured, People reports.
Authorities noted in the release that the Tennessee Department of Transportation has since determined the concrete was not a part of the bridge, "but more closely resembled a roadway curb".