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Police in Middle Tennessee are looking for a driver they say “intentionally swerved” into the path of first responders at the scene of an accident. Gallatin police say the driver is a Black female who allegedly ran a red light at the scene of the accident where someone was hurt, then “intentionally swerved into the path of responding fire rescue vehicles, endangering their crew.” Authorities say she was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee with black rims. Anyone with information on the driver or vehicle should call the Gallatin Police.

This weekend, the city of Mt. Juliet will be honoring a Green Hill High School student after she lost her life in a tragic car accident in 2022. This year would be Ambria McGregor’s senior year at Green Hill High School. In December 2022, Ambria lost her life in a tragic car accident when she was leaving her youth group on Lebanon Pike. The second annual Live Like Ambria Day is at Charlie Daniels Park on Saturday, Sept. 21. It starts with a 5K at 8 a.m. and ends at sunset. Proceeds go to the nonprofit, Ambria’s Oasis, which gives back to grieving parents through retreats and counseling and promotes road safety when it comes to proper signage and guardrails.

In a letter to the entire university, Austin Peay President Mike Licari addressed allegations circulating online regarding an employee. Licari directly addressed concerns about a faculty member’s alleged involvement with extreme ideological groups. He did not comment on specifics but assured that the university is taking these concerns seriously and actively assessing the situation. In the letter, he said that APSU would be improving its hiring practices by requiring applicants to disclose past activities that could damage the university’s representation and utilizing third-party professional services to conduct social media checks on applicants as part of their vetting process.