November 27, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Two men were seriously injured in separate crashes over the weekend.
Trooper Chris Meness of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said 39 year old Jessie Harris of Dowelltown was involved in a one car rollover crash Sunday morning at 1:48 a.m. on Midway Road.
According to Trooper Meness, Harris was traveling west in a 2010 Chevy Impala when he went off the left side of the road and into a yard while trying to negotiate a curve before hitting a fence and overturning. Harris, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car. He was transported by DeKalb EMS to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital and then to Vanderbilt Hospital with serious injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Meanwhile another man, 51 year old Michael Powell of Morrison was critically hurt in a one car crash early Saturday morning at 2:50 a.m. on Highway 70 east near Opal Point.
Trooper Meness said that Powell was east on Highway 70 in a 2002 Ford Focus when he went off the right side of the road while trying to negotiate a curve, hit a telephone pole, and then a tree. Although seriously hurt, Powell refused treatment at the scene and was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. At the hospital medical staff determined that Powell had suffered a broken neck. He was then transported to Vanderbilt Hospital. Charges have been taken against Powell for driving under the influence, failure to show proof of insurance, and failure to exercise due care.