Crash injures two, one extricated by rescue squad

 A two-vehicle crash, at approximately 11:45 a.m., on Oct. 29, 2020, near Sparta Electric and Water System, on U.S Highway 70, was the scene of multiple emergency services personnel, including the rescue squad who used the “jaws of life” to extract the driver from the 2002 Chrysler that was involved in the incident.

According to a preliminary report by Trooper David Hickey, of Tennessee Highway Patrol, drivers of the vehicles involved in the crash were Donnie Henry, 75, of Sparta, and Christine Miller, 49, of Sparta. The vehicles were a 1989 Ford Ranger and a 2002 Chrysler Sebring

The reported stated that both Henry and Miller were injured. Henry was not wearing his seatbelt. Miller was wearing a seatbelt.

The report also stated the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is working to determine in which direction the 1989 Ford Ranger was traveling at the time of the crash. No further information will be available until the investigation is complete.

Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Critical Incident Response Team is responsible for assisting other members of the department in the investigation and reconstruction of motor vehicle traffic crashes. The unit is staffed with THP personnel and all members receive extensive training in traffic crash investigation.