
A 19-year-old man died when a car slid off the road at the intersection of Solway and Guinn roads and hit a tree in Solway on Wednesday morning, authorities said. (Photo courtesy WATE-TV/Knoxville)
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 19-year-old killed in a Wednesday morning crash in Solway.
The young man was James Cryder, the KCSO said.
His passenger, 20-year-old Jacob Raley, is being treated at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Authorities said that Cryder died after a 1996 Toyota Corolla slid off the road at the intersection of Solway and Guinn roads and hit a tree. Officers on the scene said the car slid off the road due to weather and speeding. [Read more…]