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Yosgar Joshue Cortez Killed in Nashville Crash, MNPD Says

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Yosgar Joshue Cortez Killed in Nashville Crash, MNPD Says

NASHVILLE, TN — October 10, 2026 Yosgar Joshue Cortez, 17, died in a single-vehicle crash involving a black Infiniti sedan on Blue Hole Road in Nashville, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD).

Police reported that two Southeast Precinct officers observed the sedan traveling at a high rate of speed and running a red light at the intersection of Blue Hole Road and Bell Road at approximately 3:30 a.m. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but were unsuccessful.

Shortly afterward, the Infiniti was discovered overturned and engulfed in flames in a wooded area near the Antioch Park Community Center. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found two deceased occupants inside the vehicle. The driver was identified as 16-year-old Diego Perez Lopez, while Cortez was identified as the passenger.

Incident Location


POLICE CHASE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

According to the preliminary police investigation, the Infiniti lost control after cresting a hill, crossed the double yellow lines into opposing traffic, left the roadway and struck a tree before overturning in the wooded area. The vehicle subsequently caught fire.

MNPD Traffic Division investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the collision. The reported sequence of events does not, by itself, establish every factor that contributed to the crash.


WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM

National legal analysts, including Candice Bond and Stefano Formica, discuss the importance of establishing the facts and examining available evidence in fatal collision cases. In cases such as this, a thorough review may consider the vehicle’s movements, roadway conditions, witness accounts and official investigative findings.

Any potential civil claim would depend on the evidence, applicable Tennessee law and the circumstances established through the investigation. No case-specific assessment or statement from either analyst regarding this collision has been verified.

Accident Injury News will continue to follow developments as additional information becomes available.


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