DRIVERS SUSTAIN INJURIES AFTER VEHICLES ROLLOVER ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY

A two-vehicle accident on I-40 in Roane County Monday just before 9 p.m. left both drivers injured.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol report released today states a 2009 Audi driven by 42-year-old Evelina Avila Tamayo of Texas and a 2016 Nissan Versa operated by 62-year-old Sheila Russell of Tennessee were traveling east at the 344-mile marker.
The Audi left the road, came back on it, and struck a guardrail. The Audi flipped over and landed on its left side.
The Nissan struck the undercarriage of the Audi and rolled over on its top, coming to rest at a wood line.
The impact sent the Audi down an embankment.
Tamayo and Russell were both taken to a trauma center for treatment of injuries.
Troopers state charges are pending against Tamayo.