A Smithville Police Officer received minor injuries in a traffic accident this morning (Monday) at the intersection of North Congress Boulevard and East Main Street.
Lieutenant Detective Matt Holmes was taken by DeKalb EMS to St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital where he was treated and released.
Trooper Ronnie Smith of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 22 year old Ethan Byford of Smithville was traveling north on Congress Boulevard in a 2004 Dodge pickup truck when he ran the red light and struck Holmes’ police car.
Lieutenant Detective Holmes was crossing Congress Boulevard from East Main Street heading west when his 2010 Ford Crown Victoria was struck in the side.
Byford was not injured but was cited for running the red light.
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