Negrón, Zachary Matias Sunday, December 20, 2020
Zachary Negrón
Zachary Matias Negrón, 18, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday evening, December 17, 2020, from injuries sustained from an automobile accident.
Zach was a freshman at Southern Adventist University majoring in accounting. He was an adventurous young man and had a great passion for athletics. He played soccer, softball and was a remarkable gymnast. Zach also enjoyed concept cars as a hobby.
He is survived by his parents, Dennis and Jennifer Negrón, sister, Marisa Negrón, all of McDonald, TN, maternal grandparents, David and Faith Kneller, of Dunlap, TN, paternal grandmother, Maria Negrón, of Chattanooga, TN, and several uncles, aunts and cousins.
Southern Adventist Student Was Teen Who Died In Thursday Car Accident On I-75 Saturday, December 19, 2020
The victim was Zachary Matias Negron of Ooltewah.
Chattanooga Police Traffic Division responded to a serious injury crash at 1130 Interstate 75 North at 9:39 p.m.
Police said a BMW Z4 was traveling north on I-75 when it struck the rear of a Freightliner tractor trailer and became wedged under the trailer. After being struck, the truck driver pulled over and stopped on the right hand shoulder.
The driver of the BMW Z4 was pronounced dead at the scene.
CPD Traffic Investigators determined speed as a factor in the crash.