A Clinton man died after a two-vehicle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Thursday, authorities said.
The crash was reported at about 8:22 p.m. Thursday, December 10, at the intersection of the Turnpike and Wisconsin Avenue, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.
Charles Edward Smith, 75, of Clinton was extricated from his vehicle by the Oak Ridge Fire Department and flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by a UT Lifestar medical helicopter. He later died from his injuries, the ORPD said.
Smith had been driving a 2012 Volkswagen.
The second vehicle, a 1998 Cadillac, was driven by Janet Eileen Kelley, 61, of Harriman. Kelley was treated at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
The investigation remains ongoing and no further details will be released at this time, the ORPD said.
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