A 19-year-old woman died when her car struck a guardrail at a high speed on Highway 153 early Thursday.
Ariel Ann Pegram, who was not wearing her seat belt, was found lying behind the driver’s seat with fatal injuries, said Officer Rebecca Royval, a Chattanooga police spokeswoman.
Police were called to the Highway 153’s northbound exit ramp onto Bonny Oaks Drive around 3 a.m.
A witness told police that Pegram’s Nissan Maxima passed him on the highway without headlights on and in heavy fog.
When the witness exited to Bonny Oaks Drive, he saw the Maxima lying on the driver’s side, Royval said.