Two Indian students were killed in a hit-and-run accident in South Nashville, Tennessee on Thanksgiving night, authorities have said. Judy Stanley , and Vybhav Gopisetty were graduate students of the Tennessee State University and were pursuing food science degrees in the College of Agriculture, the university said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David Torres the owner of the GMC pickup truck involved the double-fatal crash on Nolensville Pike near Harding Place, surrendered before the police, Metro Nashville Police Department said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Torres would not answer questions. Officers took a DNA sample. Investigation continuing,” the police said.According to the police, Torres’ vehicle crashed into a Nissan Sentra, in which the two Indian students were travelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pickup truck was speeding and ran a red light when it hit the passenger side of the Sentra, witnesses said according to ABC-affiliate News 9.Stanley and Gopisetty succumbed to injuries and their families have been notified, police said, adding that Torres ran away from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to eyewitness Louis Mireles, he was walking to the bus stop when he heard it happen and saw the GMC driver run away from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Boom boom like that and I looked backward. It was right there I would’ve been dead right there, but something told me to step back,” local News 4 quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They’re dead but we are going to make them alive again, so people get their chance in court get him because that guy ran\u2026 he didn’t even care about their lives,” Mireles said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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