Two people were involved in a traffic accident late Thursday afternoon on Highway 70 at the intersection of Hurricane Ridge Road.
Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 55 year old Darlene Caplinger of Smithville, driving a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix, turned left on Highway 70 from Hurricane Ridge Road and crossed into the path of a 2003 Kia Spectra, driven by 39 year old Misty Walden of Dowelltown, who was west on Highway 70.
Walden was taken by DeKalb EMS to DeKalb Community Hospital.