Multi-vehicle crash on I-24 east in Chattanooga kills 1 person, halts traffic Tuesday night

Traffic is seen backed up around Interstate 24, near the interchange with Tennessee Route 27, because of a fatal accident in the eastbound lanes just south of the Market Street exit on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Traffic is seen backed up around Interstate 24, near the interchange with Tennessee Route 27, because of a fatal accident in the eastbound lanes just south of the Market Street exit on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

By Staff Report, Rosana Hughes February 7, 2018 3 min read

TRAFFIC UPDATE: CPD Traffic Investigators have cleared the area. All lanes will be open momentarily. https://t.co/3xylCkY3Ik
— Chattanooga Police (@ChattanoogaPD) February 7, 2018

TRAFFIC ALERT: Serious crash at I-24 EB at US 27. Reduced lane travel, expect significant delays. #CHAtraffic
— Chattanooga Police (@ChattanoogaPD) February 6, 2018

UPDATE: Police determined that Domingo Lopez, the driver of a 2004 Honda Civic, attempted to change lanes too closely to a 2015 Freightliner. Lopez spun across all lanes, hitting and going under a 2003 Kenworth on the left side of the Freightliner, according to a CPD news release.

An unrestrained, juvenile passenger was ejected from the Honda Civic and died from injuries on the scene.

All other passengers in the Honda Civic were transported to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the crash.