March 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A 20 year old Warren County man was killed in a motorcycle crash today (Monday) on Highway 70 east at a guardrail near Sligo bridge (Smithville side).
Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Zane Jefferson was traveling west on Highway 70 on a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a curve and slid into the guardrail. Jefferson, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and DeKalb Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene to render assistance.