Police seek driver who fled Tennessee crash that killed 2 on Thanksgiving

Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say they're on the lookout for a driver who fled the scene of a crash that killed two people on Thanksgiving.

Nashville Police say 26-year-old David G. Torres' pickup truck collided with a car Thursday evening, adding that witness descriptions of the driver who ran away were similar to Torres.

Police say the truck was at fault for hitting the passenger side of the car, sending it through a fence and into a tree on a Walmart's property. Just beforehand, police say witnesses described the truck as speeding and running a red light.

Police said the victims were 26-year-old driver Vybhav Gopisetty, a Tennessee State University international student, and a 23-year-old female passenger. Police are trying to locate and notify her family. Both were wearing seatbelts.

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