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Woman sitting in car parked on Interstate 24 killed when car hit from behind

Woman sitting in car parked on Interstate 24 killed when car hit from behind

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CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A 60-year-old woman was killed Sunday morning in a crash where a car parked on Interstate 24 was hit from behind.

At about 5:50 a.m. that morning, a 2017 Chevy Cruze was parked on the left shoulder of Interstate 24 eastbound, partially in the left lane, near mile marker 11, according to a preliminary Tennessee Highway Patrol report.

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The driver had apparently gotten out of the Cruze, but passenger Lisa D. Washington, 60, of Tennessee, was still in the car.

The parked Cruze was hit from behind by a 2019 Toyota Prius, the report said.

Washington was killed in the wreck. The driver of the Prius was injured.

The eastbound lanes were shut down from Exit 11 to Exit 19 for about seven hours Sunday after the crash.

The incident is still under investigation, and no information was immediately available on why the Cruze was parked on I-24.

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