May 16, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A McMinnville woman was injured in an early morning crash Thursday.
According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 28 year old Leticia Guerra of McMinnville was traveling east in a 2003 Ford Explorer on Highway 70 east at Clyde Moore Road when she crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the roadway striking a ditch. Guerra’s vehicle then continued down a steep embankment striking several small trees coming to final rest at the bottom of the embankment. Due to a leg injury, The rescue squad responded to carry Ms. Guerra up the embankment. She was transported by ambulance to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital.
Charges are pending.