January 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A 30-year-old man lost his life in a single vehicle crash this morning (Wednesday) on Highway 146 (Short Mountain Highway).
Dead is Thomas Claston Beltz
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Beltz was traveling south on Highway 146 in a 2017 Ford F150 when he failed to negotiate a curve and overcorrected. The vehicle went off the right side of the roadway striking a utility pole before overturning and then coming to a final rest. Beltz was not wearing his seatbelt
The crash was reported around 1:38 a.m.