March 11, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Four people including two minor children escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Smithville.
Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that 30-year-old Louis Richards of Smithville was driving a 2023 Ford F150 attempting to cross Dry Creek Road from Villa Street when he pulled into the path of a 1999 Chevy Silverado, driven by 59-year-old Barry Deaver of Smithville who was west on Dry Creek Road. Two minor children were with Richards. The impact of the crash forced the Silverado into the creek near Whaley Street where it came to rest on the passenger side. No one was injured.
Members of the Smithville Police and Fire Department responded along with DeKalb EMS.