Metro Council member Bob Mendes struck by van while bicycling in West Nashville

Metro Council member-At-Large Bob Mendes was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle Tuesday morning at 51st & Charlotte Ave. Mendes posted on social media shortly after the accident, stating “In the bike lane…slow enough speed where it looks like a scraped knee and an adrenaline dump might be the worst of it for me. Not sure about the bike yet.” #developing

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Chunk of concrete, likely thrown from bridge, killed man on I-24 Tuesday morning

Joe C. Shelton, Jr., 54, from Pleasant view, has been identified as the man killed Tuesday morning when a large chunk of concrete came through the windshield of his Nissan GT-R sports car on I-24 near downtown

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