| A single car accident at 10:12 a.m. yesterday near the mouth of Walker Creek on
State Route 16 sent one woman to Roane General Hospital. There was one
other occupant uninjured.
The vehicle reportedly went out of control and crashed against the road
bank.
The woman was briefly trapped in the vehicle, according to an Upper West
Fork VFD spokesperson. Calhoun EMS responded to the accident with Sheriff
Allen Parsons.
A two car collision on Henry's Fork at 10:50 a.m. yesterday did not result in injuries.
Charles "Tap" Kerby, his wife Phyllis and two grandchildren, were not injured.
Kirby said everyone was restrained in the 1997 Buick LaSabre, with air bags deploying.
The driver of a Saturn vehicle, identified as Candice Stalnaker, escaped injury, with the air bag deploying.
Kerby's vehicle had pulled to the right and stopped when it was struck.
Both vehicles sustained significant damage.
Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center dispatched an ambulance to the accident
and the Arnoldsburg VFD also responded. Chief Deputy Carl Ballengee
investigated.
At least two other ambulances were dispatched on medical runs during the
same time frame.
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