Smithville Police report no serious injuries in a traffic accident Friday involving a car and a tractor trailer (tanker) truck at the intersection of Broad Street and South Congress Boulevard.
Corporal Travis Bryant told WJLE that 18 year old Jacob Seibers of Smithville was west on East Broad Street, turning left to go south on Congress Boulevard when he pulled into the path of an eastbound tractor trailer (tanker) truck, driven by 52 year old David Spry of McMinnville. Spry was hauling feed grain for the owner of the truck, Randall Roberts. 22 year old Michael Shanks of Cookeville was a passenger of the Seibers’ car.
According to Corporal Bryant, both drivers claimed to have had the green light.
DeKalb EMS and members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene.
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