A 91 year old Smithville man was injured in a traffic accident Saturday when another vehicle pulled out in front of him on Highway 70 east at Eastside Citgo.
Doyle Smith was treated at the scene by DeKalb EMS and then airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital by a Life Force helicopter ambulance which landed in the parking lot of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative.
Captain Steven Leffew of the Smithville Police Department told WJLE that Smith was west on East Broad Street in a 1993 Chevy S-10 pickup truck when a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee pulled out in front of him on Broadstreet from the parking lot of Eastside Citgo. The Jeep Grand Cherokee was driven by 23 year old Heather Standridge of Smithville. After impact, Standridge drove back through the parking lot of Eastside Citgo, crossed Smith Road, and ran into a ditch. She was taken by DeKalb EMS to DeKalb Community Hospital.
According to Captain Leffew, Standridge has been cited for driving on a suspended license, violation of the registration law, violation of the financial responsibility law, and failure to yield.
Captain Leffew expressed his appreciation to members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department who assisted at the scene.
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