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Two drivers injured in head-on, rollover crash on Turnpike

Posted at 3:01 pm October 20, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Turnpike Crash at West Lincoln Road

Oak Ridge police say the westbound 2013 Ford Focus, left, crossed the median and struck a 1996 Ford Ranger head-on in the eastbound lanes of Oak Ridge Turnpike near West Lincoln Road on Sunday night. The pickup rolled over into the ditch on the south side of the Turnpike, and one of the back wheels of the upside-down Ford Ranger is visible at right.

 

Note: This story was updated at 3:13 p.m.

Two drivers were injured in a head-on rollover crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Sunday night.

The crash was reported at about 10:54 p.m. Sunday near West Lincoln Road.

The Oak Ridge Police Department said Jeffery Wooten, 40, of Oak Ridge was traveling west on the four-lane Turnpike in a 2013 Ford Focus when the car crossed the median and struck a 1996 Ford Ranger head-on. The pickup was driven by Dexter Selby, 19, of Crossville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Barry Cooper, crash, Dexter Selby, Jeffery Wooten, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, West Lincoln Road

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