March 22, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Cookeville man was injured after his dump truck loaded with gravel overturned Thursday morning on Highway 96 (Dale Ridge Road) near Center Hill Dam.
Trooper Jason Cobble of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Thomas Thurman was driving a 2017 Mack Dump Truck for Team Enterprises of Cookeville and lost control while trying to negotiate a curve. The truck rolled over on its right side and skidded several feet in the highway before coming to a stop. The load of gravel spilled out onto the shoulder of the road.
A bystander helped Thurman from the truck. He was transported by DeKalb EMS though his injuries were not believed to have been serious. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department was also on the scene.