Driver identified in fatal Nolensville pike crash that killed a 10-year-old

NASHVILLE, TN – Further investigation by the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Traffic Unit has led to the confirmed identification of Honduran native Walter Daneris Zuniga, 39, (aka Daneri Varela) as the driver of the red Nissan Sentra believed to be responsible for the fatal accident Saturday night on the Nolensville Pike, killing 10-year-old Emily Sanchez-Ramirez and critically injuring her mother as they rode an electric scooter in the bike path.

Metro investigators obtained nine arrest warrants for Zuniga on Tuesday morning, including charges of negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and tampering with evidence.

Sanchez-Ramirez died Sunday as a result of her injuries in the accident. Her mother, Laura Ramirez-Gonzalez, 28, remains hospitalized in critical condition. The damaged red Nissan Sentra involved in the crash was recovered by traffic police investigators from Zuniga’s home on Radnor Street on Monday following a tip from Crime Stoppers.

Anyone with information on Zuniga’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

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