February 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A drunk driver escaped serious injury Thursday night after his truck crashed into two mail boxes and a guardrail before going off an embankment on Highway 96 (Dale Ridge Road).
64 year old Curtis Shelton of Liberty is charged with driving under the influence, driving on a revoked license, and failure to exercise due care.
According to Trooper Jonathan Burke of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Shelton’s truck went off the right side of the road hitting two mailboxes. Shelton then over-corrected and went back across the road striking the guardrail and pulling several guard rail posts out of the ground. The truck then went under the guardrail and came to rest against a tree about 40 feet down an embankment.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Rescue Team were summoned and performed extrication. DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.