The driver of a Chevrolet Impala killed in this morning's 4 a.m. single-vehicle crash on Dickerson Pike at Old Hickory Boulevard has been identified as Nicholas Hardy, 50, of Goodlettsville. The preliminary investigation indicates the Impala was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when it crossed into oncoming lanes of traffic before striking a metal utility pole.
Hardy was transported to Skyline Medical Center where he died.
There were no signs of impairment at the scene.