Judge Grants Probation for Man Involved in September Crash

A man believed to be responsible for a traffic accident involving nine people in September was in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Friday.
21 year old Brandon Dale Winne entered a plea by information to reckless endangerment and received a two year sentence suspended to TDOC supervised probation. He is expected to be on judicial diversion.
The crash occurred on Friday night, September 16 on Highway 146 near the Cannon County line.
Trooper Jason Cobble of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that Winne was traveling north in a 2004 Dodge pickup truck when he crossed the center line into the southbound lane and sideswiped an oncoming 2003 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by 66 year old Julian Smart of Smithville. After impact the truck went off the left side of the highway, into a ditch and through a fence. The truck overturned but came to rest upright off the road.
Passengers of Winne’s truck were 19 year old Eli Porterfield of Dowelltown and two juveniles. Riding with Smart were 48 year old Brenda Smart of Smithville, 31 year old Trisha Peachey of Liberty, and two juveniles.
All were taken by DeKalb EMS to the hospital except for Porterfield who was not injured.
Trooper Cobble was assisted in the crash investigation by Trooper Tommy Cooper. Others on the scene were members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department.