German Machado Mengual, 40, died after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 in Davidson County, Tennessee, late Thursday, September 17.
According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash happened on westbound I-24 near mile marker 60, shortly before midnight.
Investigators said five vehicles were traveling westbound when Mengual slowed because of traffic congestion caused by an earlier crash.
A semi-truck driven by 68-year-old Larry Aldridge then struck Mengual's vehicle. The impact triggered a chain reaction involving three additional vehicles.
Mengual died as a result of the crash. Several other people involved in the collision were also injured.
Aldridge is facing charges pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the preliminary report.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Mengual's death has left family, friends, and loved ones mourning a 40-year-old life lost in a sudden highway crash.
As investigators work to establish the full circumstances of the collision, those who knew German are left to remember his life and the moments they shared with him.
