NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A teen is facing a pending vehicular homicide charge following a crash on Thursday, July 13.
Misael Nunez, 16, will be arrested after he is released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Nunez was driving a 2000 Lincoln Town car east on Tusculum Road around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday before he reached the top of a hill and lost control.
The Lincoln jumped a curb, ran onto the sidewalk, and hit a utility pole. Police report that a backseat passenger, Batzeva Nunez, was not wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred. Batzeva Nunez died shortly after arriving at Vanderbilt.
Misael Nunez and his 16-year-old brother are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.
Police report that Misael Nunez was also charged last August in the fatal shooting a 13-year-old. Nunez told police that the teen was playing with a loaded pistol, he was convicted of negligent homicide this month.
He will be taken to juvenile detention when he is released from the hospital.
