Nashville High School superintendent arrested in hit-and-run

The 42-year old superintendent of Nashville High School was arrested in the early morning hours Sunday after police say he sideswiped a car and left the scene of the accident.

Bradley R. Turner, from Nashville, was charged by the Perry County Sheriff’s Department with improper lane usage, having an expired driver’s license, improper use of electronic communication device, and leaving the scene of an accident and vehicle damage.

A police report issued by the Perry County Sheriff’s Department shows a woman was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu on Illinois 154 at about 2:48 a.m. when a 2016 Nissan Altima driven by Turner veered into her car. Turner, according to the police report, was traveling west and was distracted because he was using his cell phone.

The driver of the other car could not move over to avoid a collision with Turner’s car “due to being on a bridge,” the police report said.

Turner’s car sideswiped the driver’s side of the Malibu. The woman lost control and spun around and into a ditch disabling her car.

Turner fled the scene, but was later located and arrested, the police report said. The accident occurred at Illinois 154 at approximately half mile west of Porcupine Road.

Turner could not immediately be reached for comment.

This story was originally published September 26, 2019 at 11:11 AM.