UCHRA Van Driver Injured in Rear End Collision

The driver of a UCHRA van was injured in a rear end collision today (Tuesday) on Highway 56 south (McMinnville Highway).
Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that 61 year old Jay Young of Smithville was driving the Ford van traveling north when he slowed for another automobile in front of him which was preparing to make a left turn onto Whorton Springs Road. The van was rear ended by a Chevy Silverado pickup truck, driven by 54 year old Jeffery Cantrell of Smithville who was following behind and failed to stop in time.
According to Trooper Johnson, Young was taken by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. Cantrell was not injured. There were no passengers aboard the van at the time of the accident. Cantrell was cited for failure to exercise due care.