Chattanooga police have released the name of a man who died early Saturday morning in a crash at the Interstate 75-I-24 split.
Police said Wilbert Byrd was a passenger in a 2015 Ford Explorer driven by his nephew, Curtis Byrd Jr.. They were traveling from Detroit, Mich., to Savannah, Ga.
At about 6:40 a.m., Curtis Byrd let the Ford drift to the left side of the road and strike a guardrail, which slammed into the cabin and fatally injured Wilbert Byrd, according to the police news release. Curtis Byrd received minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
No charges have been filed at this time, the release stated. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 423-698-2525.