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Nashville Mourns Loss of Dustin McLeod in Tragic Collision on Clarksville Pike, Police Review Misidentification Error

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Published on November 11, 2025
Nashville Mourns Loss of Dustin McLeod in Tragic Collision on Clarksville Pike, Police Review Misidentification ErrorSource: Google Street View

The man killed in Saturday’s 1 p.m. crash on Clarksville Pike at Bobel Lane has been identified as Dustin McLeod, 41, of Smithville. He was previously misidentified, and the Traffic Division is conducting an internal review to determine how the error occurred, as reported by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, according to he 

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, James Brewington Jr., 60, was driving a 2004 Nissan Titan south on Clarksville Pike when he swerved into oncoming traffic after going around a vehicle turning onto Bobel Lane. His truck collided head-on with McLeod’s northbound 2016 Jeep Renegade.

McLeod was taken to Skyline Medical Center, where he later died. Brewington was seriously injured and remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as per the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.