Man charged in fatal DUI crash on Covington Pike

A man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after a fatal head-on crash early Sunday morning left one victim dead.

Jose Rodriguez, 24, was also charged with reckless driving, public intoxication, driving without a license and without insurance.

The victim was 32-year-old Christopher Terrell.

According to a tweet from Memphis police, officers responded to the wreck at Interstate 40 west of Covington Pike at about 2:44 a.m.

Investigators said Rodriguez was in a Chevrolet Suburban driving west in an eastbound lane of Interstate 40 when he hit Terrell, who was driving a Chrysler 200, a midsize sedan.

Rodriguez remains in jail. His bond has been set at $50,000 and he will be in court Monday for a video arraignment on the charges.