FATALITY REPORTED FOLLOWING HEAD-ON CRASH IN DEKALB COUNTY
Authorities say a young woman lost her life in a head-on vehicle crash yesterday on Highway 70 between Dowelltown and Liberty in DeKalb County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said 18-year-old Cassie Maxwell of Alexandria was driving westbound when she went around a curve, crossed over the center line and struck an oncoming automobile. Maxwell died as a result of her injuries. The driver of the SUV, a 24-year-old female from Warren County, was injured in the collision. The crash remains under investigation by troopers.