November 16, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man was injured in a bizarre midday crash Thursday after he lost control of his car and struck three automobiles in the parking lot of Town Edge Village Apartments on Kendra Drive.
51 year old Patrick Lee was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital for treatment after the accident.
Although there were no witnesses, Smithville Police said it appears that Lee got into his 2009 Buick Enclave in the parking lot of the apartments where he resides and started to leave when he struck three other unoccupied vehicles parked there including a gray 2005 Nissan Titan, a green 1996 Nissan pickup, and a red 2016 Dodge Charger. Lee’s vehicle then drove through the front lawn of the apartments, crossed Kendra Drive, went over a ditchline, and into a field before hitting a patch of overgrowth and coming to a stop.
Lee told police that he was confused at the time of the incident and didn’t remember the crash or even getting into his automobile. It is still under investigation.
Patrolman Will Judkins worked the wreck. Members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene