A Smithville woman was injured in a two vehicle traffic accident Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of West Broad and Carter Street.
Central dispatch received the call at 4:28 p.m.
Lieutenant Randy Maynard of the Tennessee Highway Patrol says 81 year old Bertha McBride was driving south on Carter Street, crossing West Broad Street in a 2003 Buick LaSabre, when she entered the path of a 1999 Ford Explorer, driven by 60 year old Ismael Gaona Solis, who was east on Broad Street.
Solis’ Ford Explorer struck McBride’s car in the passenger side, forcing it off the highway and into a ditch.
McBride was treated at the scene by DeKalb EMS until a helicopter ambulance arrived to airlift her to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
Solis was not injured but was charged with driving on a revoked license.
In addition to the Tennessee Highway Patrol and DeKalb EMS, officers of the Smithville Police Department and members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene to render assistance.
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