March 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A dump truck crashed into a pickup truck Saturday on Highway 56 at the intersection of Williams Road/R. Arnold Road on the DeKalb-Warren County line.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 56 year old Dennis Herrin of McMinville was traveling south on Highway 56 in a dump truck as 45 year old Jose Sepulveda of Smithville, west on Williams Road/R. Arnold Road in a pickup truck, was stopped at McMinnville Highway.
Herrin’s dump truck ran off the roadway on the right side and over corrected and begin to yaw. The dump truck then crossed the center line and ran off the road on the left side and collided with the ditch and stop sign. After impact with the stop sign the dump truck continued south across Williams Road/ R. Arnold Road and collided with the pickup truck in the right side. After impact with the pickup, the dump truck continued south and overturned in a field. It came to final rest on its side off the roadway on the south side of Williams Road/R. Arnold Road. The pickup spun around after impact and came to final rest in the field off the roadway on the south side of Williams Road/R Arnold Road.
While the crash occurred in DeKalb County, the vehicles came to a stop in Warren County.
Herrin, who was wearing a seatbelt, was charged with filing false reports to an officer, failure to maintain lane, due care, and removal of registration plate. Herrin was not injured.
Sepulveda, who was also wearing a seatbelt, was charged with driving on a suspended license. He was injured and taken by DeKalb EMS to the hospital.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department and the DeKalb and Warren County Sheriff’s Departments also responded.
The crash was investigated by Trooper Tony Myers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.