ROANE COUNTY MAN KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Roane County man lost his life in a vehicle accident. Troopers responded to the intersection of Highway 58 and Smalley Lane, where a pickup truck driven by 73-year-old John Drake of Kingston left the road, struck an embankment then hit a large tree. Officers say the truck rolled and came to a stop on the vehicle’s right side. Drake died from injuries sustained in the crash.