Four teenagers were killed in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Nashville, authorities said.
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 26 when a 17-year-old driver, Kerlos Toma, was operating an Infiniti G37 southbound on Mt. View Road near Asheford Trace. Witnesses reported that the vehicle was traveling at a “high rate of speed” before it collided with a northbound Jeep Renegade.
Two passengers in the Infiniti — 19-year-old Maximos Ibrahim and 17-year-old Raafat Nassif — died at the scene. The driver, Toma, and another passenger, 19-year-old David Fakhory, were taken to a nearby hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries.
The Jeep’s driver, a 24-year-old individual who has not been publicly identified, was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police noted that none of the occupants in either vehicle were wearing seatbelts.
Investigators said that “roadway evidence indicates the Infiniti was partially in the oncoming northbound lane at impact.” Detectives are continuing to analyze the scene to determine the exact positions of the vehicles before the crash. The completed report will be reviewed by the local District Attorney’s Office.
All four young men were from Nashville or nearby cities. Following the tragedy, friends and community members gathered to honor them. Two of Nassif’s friends, Helena and Ebram Ragab, spoke to WTVF, expressing their heartbreak.
“I’m feeling devastated,” Ebram said. “Raafat was a lifelong friend — I call him my brother, my cousin. It’s very sad seeing all these people die at such a young age.”
Helena added, “It doesn’t feel real. You’d always see them at church — they were just joy. Always joy, always making other people laugh.”
A roadside memorial now marks the crash site, adorned with photos, candles, flowers, and handwritten messages. “I feel for their families,” Ebram told the outlet. “Nobody should have to go through that pain.”
