Husband, wife die in Nashville wreck leaving relative's funeral on Saturday

CLARIFICATION: Nashville police initially reported that the couple was leaving a funeral for their son, though it was actually a funeral for one of their cousins.

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A man and woman were killed in a wreck Saturday evening in Nashville after leaving a relative's funeral in their vintage Chevrolet Camaro.

According to Metro Nashville Police, the single-car wreck took place around 6 p.m. on Cato Road, just north of Ashland City Highway in Northwest Nashville.

Police identified the couple as Troy Jenkins, 49, and Cameo Jenkins, 38, of Pegram.

The couple had just left a church parking lot after attending a funeral for one of their cousins, according to police, and "accelerated rapidly" in the 1968 Camaro while traveling on Cato Road.

Despite investigators finding signs of braking, the car didn't slow sufficiently and struck a rock wall to the right of the road just before the Ashland City Highway intersection.

The man and woman were transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

Investigators believe excessive speed caused the fatal collision.

Both the husband and wife were wearing seatbelts, but due to the age of the Camaro, only lap belts. The car wasn't equipped with airbags.