CROSSVILLE MAN FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER FOLLOWING MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

A Crossville man sustained multiple injuries in a motorcycle accident Monday on the 1,000 block of Holiday Drive. The report released this morning indicates 30-year-old William D. Ballard failed to negotiate a curve and struck a concrete mailbox. The impact resulted in Ballard being ejected and striking a nearby tree. He was taken by ambulance to Crossville Memorial Airport where Lifeforce flew him to Erlanger Medical Center for treatment. This was one of three motorcycle accidents in Cumberland County over the Memorial Day holiday.