A one vehicle accident Monday night remains under investigation by the Smithville Police Department.
The mishap occurred on West Broad Street in the yard of a residence near Baker’s Body Shop. The operator of an SUV left the highway and crashed into a utility pole.
Sergeant Brad Tatrow said the driver of the SUV was 59 year old James Einfeldt of Smithville.
DeKalb EMS and members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were also at the scene. Einfeldt was later airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
Meanwhile in a separate accident, five people escaped serious injury during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning when their 2014 Polaris Ranger ATV went off the road in Lakeview Mountain Estates and overturned down an embankment.
Trooper Chris Delong said the ATV, driven by 33 year old Jordan Howell of Murfreesboro was traveling north on Mountain View Drive when his LED lights went out. As he looked back in search of another light source, the All Terrain Vehicle went off the road in a curve. Four of the five persons on board were thrown from the ATV.
Passengers included 35 year old Jason Myatt of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 36 year old Justus Carter of Shelbyville, 40 year old Beverly Camp of Eagleville, and 32 year old Hannah Pulvers.
DeKalb EMS treated some of them at the scene. None were seriously injured but Camp was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle.
Trooper Delong said Howell was cited for operating an ATV on the roadway. Trooper Bobby Johnson assisted Trooper Delong at the scene.
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