December 27, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A woman was airlifted with serious injuries after a head-on crash this morning (Thursday) on West Broad Street in front of DeKalb County High School.
According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 42 year old Lynda Neville of Smithville was driving east in a 2000 Buick Regal when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck an oncoming 2011 Ford F250 DTC Communications truck, driven by 33 year old Matthew Stribling of Smithville.
Neville, pinned in the car, was extricated by members of the Smithville Fire Department. She was airlifted from the parking lot of DeKalb Middle School and flown to Vanderbilt Hospital. Stribling was not seriously hurt but was taken to Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital.
DeKalb EMS and the Smithville Police Department were also on the scene. Charges are pending against Neville.