One man was killed and another was injured in a two vehicle wreck this afternoon (Tuesday) on Highway 56 north near Keystop Market (Robert’s Grocery).
Dead is 43 year old Gerald F. Soules, Jr of Silver Point.
61 year old Kenneth D. Shepherd of Cookeville was transported by EMS to Cookeville Regional Medical Center. His injuries were not believed to have been life threatening.
Trooper Michael Robertson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol says the accident occurred around 1:28 p.m. about ten feet south of 3638 Cookeville Highway.
According to Trooper Robertson, Soules was driving south in a 2002 Chevy Cavalier when he failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the path of a northbound Dodge Durango SUV belonging to the Tennessee Department of Conservation, driven by Shepherd. The Durango struck the Cavalier in the passenger side.
The THP reports that both men were wearing their seatbelts.
Trooper Robertson was assisted in the investigation by Sergeant Greg Tramel and Sergeant Keven Norris of the THP’s Critical Incident Response Team.
Soules’ death marks the 4th traffic fatality of the year on DeKalb County Roads.
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