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3 Doors Down bassist charged in fatal crash

The Associated Press Published Sunday, April 21, 2013 7:59AM EDT

Todd Harrell charged with vehicular homicide

3 Doors Down bass guitarist Todd Harrell performs during the band's tour stop Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas (Eric S. Swist / The Courier)

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NASHVILLE -- Police say the bassist for the rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after a crash that claimed the life of a Nashville man.

Nashville Metropolitan Police said in a statement that 41-year-old Robert Todd Harrell was jailed after Friday night's crash on Interstate 40 that claimed the life of a 47-year-old man.

The statement said a preliminary investigation showed Harrell was driving west at a "high rate of speed" when his car clipped a pickup driven by the other man. Police said the pickup went out of control down an embankment and overturned, ejecting the other driver.

Authorities told The Associated Press that Harrell remained jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond early Sunday and they had no information if he had an attorney.