CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville police have released more information in a crash that left 32-year-old Alberdeen Townsend dead, a woman injured, and several cars and a building badly damaged.
Police determined Townsend had a brief argument with a 42-year-old woman while she was sitting in her Ford Fusion in Summit Heights. She drove away in an attempt to deescalate the situation, but Townsend got into his Suzuki XL7 and chased her.
Police said Townsend intentionally hit the victim’s vehicle twice as she drove down Crossland Avenue.
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The victim headed toward Clarksville Police Department Headquarters downtown because she feared for her safety. The third and last collision occurred near the intersection of University Avenue and Franklin Street when Townsend’s vehicle hit the woman’s vehicle again. Both drivers lost control, causing them to collide with other vehicles.
Townsend’s vehicle also struck the building at 607 Franklin Street, knocking a hole in an exterior wall.
The other vehicles hit were: Chevrolet HHR, Honda Accord, Kia Forte, and Ford Bronco which were parked on the side of the road.
If anyone has any information related to this incident, please call Detective Fred McClintock at 931-648-0656 Ext 5465, or call the TIPSLINE 931-645-8477.