Update, 9:25 a.m.: The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Zachary Tablack of Palmyra.
Investigator Creighton with the Clarksville Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team is the lead investigator. Anyone with information is asked to contact him at 931-648-0656 ext. 5367.
The roadway has been reopened.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A driver was killed in a crash early Wednesday morning on Memorial Drive.
At about 2:37 a.m., a resident called 911 and reported a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree at Richaven Road, according to Clarksville Police spokesman Scott Beaubien.
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The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vehicle debris and a portion of the tree blocked Memorial Drive, which was still closed as of 7:15 a.m.
No further information has been released.