A Sweetwater man is fortunate to not be seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash on Saturday morning.  In Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Deckers report it stated Devon Wattenbarger, Age: 20 From Sweetwater, TN, had only minor scratches even though his 2003 Honda Accord impacted several trees along a section of Hwy. 72 near The Paint Rock Community. This left the roadway closed for several hours for the investigation and cleanup, as part of the automobile was severed as a result of it hitting several trees and in the roadway.

A witness told the trooper the driver passed her on a double yellow line at a high rate of speed before crashing Wattenbarger was cited for reckless driving.