April 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
An Alexandria woman escaped injury in a tractor trailer accident Sunday on Highway 70 at Alexandria.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 46 year old Melissa Clay, driving a 2015 Peterbilt was leaving a parked position on Highway 70 pulling a trailer that came unattached in the roadway. Clay was able to move the vehicle out of the roadway. The trailer came to final rest in the roadway blocking one lane of travel.
The accident was investigated by THP Trooper Caleb Bain. The Alexandria Police Department was also on the scene.