A man and teenage girl died in a head-on collision in Cheatham County Friday that injured two other teens.
A Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary report noted a 2019 Kia Optima, driven by Joshua Tregoning, 38, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-24 near mile marker 29.
Near the same location, a 2021 Hyundai Elantra was traveling westbound on I-24.
The Hyundai Elantra was driven by a 17-year-old girl and held two other passengers, 18-year-old Jaylen Mitchell and a 16-year-old boy.
Tregoning continued to travel in the wrong direction, the report said, until his vehicle struck the Hyundai Elantra “in a head on manner” at 2:13 a.m. Friday, shortly before the first winter storm of 2025 blanketed the region in snowfall ranging between 3 and 5.9 inches.
The 17-year-old driver of the Hyundai Elantra and Tregoning were fatally injured in the collision.
Both male passengers in the Hyundai Elantra were injured, though the report did not state the extent of their injuries.
The 17-year-old girl was the only occupant of either vehicle reportedly wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Charges have not been filed following the incident and no other information has been made available.
Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Fatal Cheatham County head-on crash claims two, injures two more on I-24