December 23, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A 20 year old Smithville man was injured in a pickup truck crash Friday night at 6:43 p.m. on Highway 56 south.
Trooper Robert Melching of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Benito Drew Castorena was driving south on Highway 56 in a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado and attempting to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone when he lost control. The truck ran off the roadway to the left, struck a utility pole and tree, and then overturned before coming to final rest off the roadway upright facing north.
Castorena was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. He was cited for violation of the seat belt law, improper passing, and failure to exercise due care.