November 21, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A 55 year old man with local ties lost his life in a McMinnville crash Tuesday afternoon.
Dead is Edward Lee Judkins, Sr. of McMinnville.
According to Lieutenant Mark Mara of the McMinnville Police Department, Judkins was driving south on Upper Faulkner Springs Road in a 1995 Ford F-150 when he lost control, went off the road, and struck an embankment. The truck flipped over and Judkins, who was wearing his seatbelt, died at the scene.
An open container of alcohol was found in the truck and investigators are awaiting results of blood tests to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash. The wreck remains under investigation.