Three Facing Meth Charges after Car Accident
Three people are facing methamphetamine charges after they caused a car accident in south Nashville recently. According to the police, Tyler Mahacek, 28, was driving a 2001 Nissan when he attempted to cross three lanes of traffic in westbound Haywood Lane at Apache Trail. He crossed in front of a 2009 Chevrolet van and the two vehicles collided. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in the accident.
After the accident, the two occupants in the car with Mr. Mahacek: Kelsey Colvin, 21, and Kai Ramos, 29, took off on foot when police officers arrived. A witness reported seeing one of them run into a bathroom at a Shell gas station on Haywood Lane with a backpack. When authorities searched the bathroom, they found the backpack with an active one-pot meth lab.
The backpack also contained other items commonly used to make methamphetamine. It included a plastic bowl containing sodium hydroxide, a jug of sulfuric acid, a jar with pseudoephedrine residue, coffee filters, a plastic tub of ammonium nitrate and butane. The police now believe that Mr. Mahacek caused the accident after he accidentally spilled some of the meth-making materials in the car while he was driving.
All three occupants of the Nissan, Mr. Mahacek, Ms. Colvin, and Mr. Ramos, have been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Mr. Mahacek faces additional charges of leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, driving on a revoked license, and driving without proof of insurance. Warrants have been issued for all three people and they will be arraigned later this week.
Tennessee Car Accidents
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has already reported a total of 128 fatal car accidents so far this year. In total, Tennessee had 628 fatal car accidents, 30,465 accidents that caused injury, and 86,192 car crashes that resulted in property damage in 2014. In addition, last year there were 14,389 traffic accidents that occurred because of distracted driving.
Over the last ten years, there have been 598 accidents that were directly attributed to reckless driving, such as what happened with Mr. Mahacek and the passengers in the Chevrolet van. In addition, an astounding 4,568 accidents last year involved a driver that was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In the past decade, a total of 79,074 traffic accidents across the state have involved drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor to the crash.
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Being involved in a traffic accident where alcohol or drugs is at issue can complicate an already stressful situation. If you or someone that you know has been injured in a car accident in Nashville where driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs may have been involved with the other driver, let the experienced car accident lawyers at Calhoun Law, PLC help. Call the office or contact us today for a free and private review of your claims.
