Day: December 1, 2018

Police say excessive speed likely cause of ambulance crash that ejected & killed two on I-40 Friday night

Jason Steen

Patient Nyema Jackson, 36, and paramedic Zachary Pruitt, 36, were killed after they were ejected from the rear of an ambulance during a crash on I-40 Friday night. Excessive speed for the road conditions is the preliminary ruling on the cause of the wreck.

I-65 road rage shooter claims self-defense – no charges filed. DA reviewing case.

Jason Steen

Eric Nichols, 28, shot and killed a man on I-65 South Friday afternoon during a roadside scuffle stemming from a road rage incident. He says his pistol fell from his waistband during the fight, both men went for it, and eventually he shot and killed Christopher Jankowski, a 53-year-old truck driver.