December 17, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Two people were injured in a rollover crash Friday afternoon on Highway 70 east just north of Old Sligo Road.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Patricia Mae West was traveling eastbound on Highway 70 in a 1999 GMC Yukon SUV when she ran off the right side of the roadway and into a ditch before hitting an earthen embankment. After impact, the SUV overturned coming to final rest with the passenger side up, facing east.
Trooper Dylan Palmer said his investigation into the cause of this crash will continue for an extended period of time.
West apparently sustained minor injuries but her passenger, 56-year-old Jeffrey Threadgill was thought to have been seriously hurt and was airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital.
Neither West nor Threadgill were wearing a seatbelt according to the THP.
Members of the DeKalb EMS, DeKalb Fire Department, and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.