Rockwood, TN- On Tuesday, a single-vehicle accident on Post Oak Valley Road took out a power pole and resulted in several hundred residents being without power. The outage affected Joiner Hollow and Webster subdivisions. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, just after 8:00 AM, a 2004 Chevy Silverado driven by Donald Phipps, 55, was not injured nor had any passengers in the pickup. The report stated he was traveling south on Post Oak Valley Road when the Chevy ran off the right side of the road and struck the embankment then continued to strike a standing tree and then a utility pole where it finally came to a stop. Phipps was wearing his seat belt according to the report.
No other vehicles were involved.
