A ONE VEHICLE CRASH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A CANNON COUNTY MAN.
AT APP. 7:25 THURSDAY NIGHT ON US HIGHWAY 70, TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THE FOLLOWING;
THE DRIVER OF A 2004 CHEVROLET WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 70
SOUTH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE SUBJECT OVERCORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE GUARDRAIL.
AFTER STRIKING THE GUARDRAIL, THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT.
PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE WAS 28 YEAR OLD, JOHNATHAN W DARROW, A RESIDENT OF WOODBURY.
ACCORDING TO THE CRASH REPORT, DRINKING WAS INVOLVED AND TESTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. DARROW WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. HOWEVER, THE REPORT INDICATES SAFETY RESTRAINTS WOULD NOT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
NO CITATIONS OR CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE ISSUED.
TROOPER CHRISTOPHER DELONG TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER.
