87-year-old Bowling Green man accused in fatal Nashville crash booked into jail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An 87-year-old Bowling Green man who faces up to four misdemeanor charges after a crash in downtown Nashville that killed one person and injured three has been booked into the Nashville Metro Jail, according to affiliate NewsChannel5.

On Aug. 1, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to an injury collision on 4th Avenue at Broadway on Saturday.

MNPD’s preliminary investigation indicates that 87-year-old Thomas Cahill, of Bowling Green, was driving south on 4th Avenue. Police say Cahill ran a red light at the Broadway intersection and struck four pedestrians.

58-year-old Timothy Wedlock, of Australia, died as a result of his injuries.

Three others were injured: Matthew Gregg, 44, of Jacksonville, Florida; Dianne Cooper, 58, of Parsons, Tennessee; and Kathleen Broderick, 21, of Knoxville, according to NewsChannel5.

MNPD says Cahill was traveling with his 90-year-old wife and her caregiver. The Cahills sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the release, the caregiver told MNPD investigators that she was on her phone in the backseat “when she looked up as she heard the pedestrians being struck.”

Police say Cahill did not show impairment.

According to court documents obtained by NewsChannel5, Cahill was confused when he arrived at the hospital and was unable to provide a statement to police. He later told investigators he didn’t remember what happened.

Cahill faces one count of failure to yield resulting in death and three counts of failure to yield resulting in serious injury.

Cahill is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 9, according to NewsChannel5.