January 18, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A pedestrian was struck and injured by a motorist in the parking lot of DeKalb Middle School Sunday night around 10:40 p.m.
Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said 20-year-old Elijah Hall of Smithville was doing donuts in a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado in the iced over parking lot when he struck 27-year-old Jackson Cripps of Smithville with the driver side rear of his vehicle knocking Cripps to the pavement. Cripps was transported by ground ambulance to Vanderbilt Hospital. Hall was issued a citation for reckless driving.