July 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
It has happened again!
An accident occurred Monday morning on Broad Street as an eastbound International semi and trailer, driven by 60 year old Ronald Moon of Crossville, went under the South College Street (Veterans Memorial) bridge while hauling a New Holland tractor and bush hog. The extended arm and box blade of the bush hog apparently hit the underside of the bridge causing some minor damage to the structure. No one was injured but the eastbound traffic was diverted by Smithville Police during the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s investigation. The Smithville Fire Department and City Public Works Department were also on the scene along with Tennessee Department of Transportation workers. The truck was not harmed but the tractor and bush hog were damaged in the crash. A 16 year old boy was a passenger of the truck.
This is at least the third time within the last five years that the bridge has been hit by a truck hauling vehicles or equipment passing underneath.