October 15, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Three people were involved in a rear-end crash Monday morning on Highway 56 south near Young’s Nursery.
Trooper Sean Tramel of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said 22 year old Victor Roller was traveling south in a 2011 Toyota Tundra when he ran into the rear of a 2003 Chevy S-10 pickup truck, driven by 60 year old Kathleen Ellis who had stopped in the southbound lane to make a left turn. Ellis’ 12 year old granddaughter was with her.
Ellis was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. Although he suffered a head injury, Roller refused transport from the scene to the hospital by EMS. The child was not hurt.
Roller was cited with failure to exercise due care and for not wearing his seatbelt.
Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.