PELHAM FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER FOLLOWING VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY

A vehicle accident in Roane County Monday left one hurt. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said in their report released this morning a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by 26-year-old James L. Pelham, Jr. of Harriman left the road at the intersection of Skyline Drive and Sugar Grove Valley Road and went up an embankment. The automobile rolled over multiple times ejecting Pelham then came to rest against a tree. Pelham was flown by Lifestar to U.T. Medical Center for treatment of injuries. He was charged with driving on a suspended license, driving without a seatbelt on, no insurance and operating an unregistered vehicle. A passenger, 40-year-old Frankie A. Fidler of Kingston, was not hurt in the crash.