A woman found six beer bottles filled with a flammable liquid on her porch. The bottles had towels in them that were meant to act as fuses. In her back yard, the woman found a one-gallon gasoline container filled with diesel fuel, also with a towel fuse.
Police have no suspects.
The accident occurred about 10 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Van Buren and Franklin streets, according to Nashville police. Springmeyer, who had been shopping in Nashville with his wife and dog, was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital and later transferred to Methodist. State Police say Cassandra Coleman of Chicago was ejected from the vehicle that went off the right side of the interstate, down an embankment, hitting trees, and then flipping onto its top. The driver of the vehicle, 33-year old Marvin Foster of Chicago, faces charges of operating while under drugs resulting in death, operating while under drugs resulting in serious bodily injury, and operating while under drugs. Two other passengers were injured in the accident.