Two people were seriously injured in a crash this morning (Thursday) at the intersection of Highway 56 south and Turner Road.
According to Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol a 16-year-old Smithville girl was driving a red Chevy Monte Carlo when she pulled left from Turner Road onto Highway 56 and into the path of a southbound Chevy Tahoe, driven by 22-year-old Katey Urbina of Smithville.
Both were taken by DeKalb EMS to the hospital. The teen was later taken to Vanderbilt hospital.
Trooper Delong was assisted in the crash investigation by THP Lieutenant Dewain Jennings. Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department also responded. The DeKalb County Fire Department’s extrication and rescue team had to free the teen who was trapped in her car.