Spencer Boston TN Man Who Lit Joint In Courtroom Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash

WILSON COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — Spencer Boston, of Lebanon, Tennessee, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday vehicle crash in Wilson County.

Boston, 21, was killed in an overnight single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 near Mt. Juliet.

According to reports, Boston was operating a vehicle on I-40 near Exit 226, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway early Thursday. The vehicle then came into contact with a traffic barrier and a guardrail.

Boston, who was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Boston made headlines last year when he appeared before a judge on a possession of marijuana charge and lit a joint inside the courtroom. He was arrested for contempt of court.

His case was still pending at the time of the deadly incident.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Boston:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 113,993. Its county seat is Lebanon. The largest city is Mt. Juliet. Wilson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.