DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON HWY. 127 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A tractor-trailer driver was involved in a vehicle accident late last night on Highway 127 in Cumberland County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2003 Western Star tractor-trailer operated by 49-year-old Randall Bartley of Crossville was traveling south when he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle that entered his lane. The car kept going and did not stop. The tractor-trailer ran off the road and struck an embankment. Bartley, who was not injured in the crash, was charged with two traffic violations.