Two people were involved in a rear end collision Saturday on Highway 70 at Liberty.
Trooper Mark Jones of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 38 year old Tammy Taylor of Carthage was east on Highway 70 in a 1993 Ford Ranger when she struck the back of a utility trailer being pulled by an eastbound 1967 Chevy pickup, driven by 63 year old Tollie Cantrell of Auburntown. According to Trooper Jones, Cantrell was turning toward the Liberty Stop N Buy Market at the time. The force of the crash caused Taylor’s truck to overturn on its side while one of two lawn tractors aboard Cantrell’s utility trailer came loose and landed in the highway.
Trooper Jones said Taylor was transported to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital with minor injuries. Cantrell was not hurt. A passenger was reportedly with Taylor at the time of the crash but had left before the Trooper arrived.
Taylor was cited or charged with following too closely and violation of the financial responsibility law for no insurance.
Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Liberty Station of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department rendered assistance at the scene.
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