A 19 year old Smithville man died and two others were injured after their car ran into a tractor trailer rig on Interstate 40 in Smith County early Thursday morning.
Dead is Johnny Ray Farless. Those injured were 21 year old Amanda Price of Liberty and 19 year old Zachary Barlow of Lebanon.
An official of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that Farless and Barlow were passengers of a 2009 Hyundai, driven by Price. The accident occurred at around 2:06 a.m.
According to the accident report filed by Trooper Nick Neal, Price was driving east on I-40 near the 252 mile marker when she apparently fell asleep and ran into the back of a 2012 tractor trailer, which was parked off the roadway near a truck rest stop area. The driver of the rig, 44 year old Alvin Walker of Olive Branch, Mississippi was asleep in the sleeper cab compartment of the truck at the time of the accident. The truck was loaded with general freight. After making impact with the rear of the trailer, Price’s car spun around and came to rest halfway in the slow lane and the entrance ramp to the rest stop. Walker was not injured
Neither Farless, Price, nor Barlow were wearing a seatbelt.
The funeral for Farless will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. He was a member of the Emmanuel Bread of Life.
Farless was preceded in death by his father, Waylon Farless and grandparents, Rose and Larry Cobble.
He is survived by his mother, Keisha Farless and fiancee Charles Young of Smithville. A sister, Montana Farless of Smithville. Grandparents, Jerry and Terrie Bogle of Smithville, Ronnie and Cynthia Farless of Smithville, and Cheryl McCowan. An Aunt, Amanda Cobble of Smithville. Special cousin, Mackenzie Turner. Special friend, David Hutchins and girlfriend, Amanda Price.
The family asks that donations be made to DeKalb Funeral Chapel to help with funeral expenses, in lieu of flowers.
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