A 50 year old Smithville man was airlifted Wednesday afternoon after his car crashed into a tractor trailer truck on East Broad Street near the Industrial park.
Todd Van Dyne was flown by a Life Force helicopter ambulance to Erlanger Hospital.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that Van Dyne was traveling east on US 70 in a 2004 Chevy Malibu as a 2012 Kenworth tractor (truck) pulling a trailer was attempting to turn west from Moog Boulevard onto US 70. 48 year old Jeffrey Turley of Westmoreland was driving the truck.
According to the THP, the truck pulled out into the path of Van Dyne’s car as he (Van Dyne) was passing another tractor trailer that was turning right into Moog Boulevard. Van Dyne’s car then ran underneath the left side of the trailer and came to rest.
Members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were summoned to extricate Van Dyne who was pinned inside his car. DeKalb EMS and the Smithville Police Department were also on the scene.
After Van Dyne was removed from the car, he was taken to the helicopter ambulance which had landed near Tenneco Automotive.
The crash was investigated by Trooper Ronnie Smith of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. No charges have been filed pending the investigation.
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