A man has been charged with vehicular homicide after trying to flee from a car crash that killed three people in an East Ridge tunnel, according to officials.
East Ridge officers responded Saturday morning to the single-car crash in the Bachman Tunnel on Ringgold Road, according to a news release.
Kimberlyn Lopez Gallard, 29, Alexandra Vera, 24, and Edguar Medina, about 20 to 25 years old, died in the crash, according to police.
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Yerson Ysaac Sanchez Rivera, 24, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on Monday, where he is being held on a $270,000 bond.
He faces charges including driving under the influence, three counts of vehicular homicide, failure to render aid, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
– Compiled by Ellen Gerst