September 9, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash which occurred Thursday afternoon at around 2:45 p.m. at 6730 Short Mountain Highway involving a SUV and a dump truck.
The driver of the SUV was extricated by members of the DeKalb and Smithville Fire Departments and transported by DeKalb EMS to a nearby helicopter landing zone where he was reportedly airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital. The driver of the dump truck was not believed to have been seriously hurt. More details to be released later.