NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One Antioch resident has called for infrastructure improvements from city leaders after a street racing fatality in his neighborhood.

The Metro Nashville Police Department announced that an 18-year-old driver died from injuries sustained during a street racing-related crash in the 2900 block of Anderson Road just before 9 p.m. Thursday. Two 17-year-old passengers were also injured in the crash and were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment.

"[I was] watching the TV and I heard a big bang — a big noise, and then I I came out; I found all this mess," homeowner Amer Ameen told News 2, gesturing to debris in the yard.

The accident left Ameen's yard in shambles and he's been left to pick up the debris. The vehicle traveled through his yard, hitting a mailbox, a light pole and Ameen's parked van. Ameen said he's thankful he had parked the van where he did because the vehicle could have crashed directly into his house.

Street racing has been a problem in areas across Nashville. In 2020, the MNPD started its Street Racer Enforcement Initiative. Metro Councilmember for District 19, Jacob Kupin, said that the initiative has made more stops.

Earlier this year, two tourists were killed in Kupin's district in a high-speed street racing related crash in The Gulch. He believes there's a lot more to do to stop street racing.

"People are dying," Kupin said. "Council worked together with the Minority Caucus and a number of our colleagues to pass a resolution asking MNPD for additional traffic enforcement in the areas of speeding and reckless driving, drunk driving — things like that."

Ameen told News 2 that he believes it's time for the city to invest a traffic light at the intersection of Anderson Road and Kinwood Drive to help slow down cars. He also thinks the signage could help save lives.

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