Nashville Woman Dies from Injuries in Saturday Morning Car Crash

An elderly Nashville woman died from injuries in a one car crash Saturday morning on Highway 70 east near the Gentleman’s Club location.
Dead is 75 year old Gale Link of Nashville.
Link was a passenger of a 1997 Mazda Miata convertible, driven by 56 year old Eddie Doss also of Nashville. The top was down on the car at the time of the crash.
Central dispatch received the call at 10:31 a.m.
Sergeant Mark Dial of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that Doss was traveling east on Highway 70 and lost control while negotiating a curve. The car skidded off the north side of the highway and rolled over crashing top first into a utility pole. Morning rains had made the pavement wet which could have contributed to the crash.
In addition to DeKalb EMS, members of the Midway, Short Mountain Highway, and the Extrication and Rescue Team of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department were summoned to the scene along with wrecker services from DeKalb Tire and Service, JR Motors, and Tim’s Truck Service and Towing. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department was also on the scene to help with traffic control.
Doss did not have to be extricated from the vehicle but Link was pinned in between the car and the pole. Tow trucks from all three local wrecker services were used to stabilize the car and then to pull it away from the pole so members of the extrication team could get to her. Link was removed from the car and taken by DeKalb EMS to the Midway fire station where a Life Force helicopter ambulance had landed to pick her up. However because her injuries were so serious, Link was instead taken on to DeKalb Community Hospital by ground ambulance. After being stabilized, Link was then airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital, where she later died. Doss was taken to DeKalb Community Hospital by DeKalb EMS but he wasn’t believed to have been seriously hurt.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department wish to thank DeKalb Tire and Service, JR Motors, and Tim’s Truck Service and Towing for their valuable assistance in the extrication of Ms Link from the car.
Although the investigation continues, Sergeant Dial reports no evidence of drugs or alcohol. Link’s death marks the second traffic fatality of the year on DeKalb County roads.