September 8, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
One man was injured in a roll over pickup truck crash this morning (Sunday) on Highway 70 east near Smithville.
Micheal Williams was traveling east when he lost control of his truck and went off the highway to the left going through a yard between two homes at 1265 Sparta Highway. The truck overturned and came to rest on its side up against a tree. Williams was entrapped in the truck. Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Extrication and Rescue Team were summoned to help remove him from the vehicle. Williams was taken by DeKalb EMS to the hospital and later airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital
The crash is under investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies were also on the scene.