MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — One person is dead and five are injured after a fatal crash that happened on new Highway 68 around 7:38 a.m. Tuesday, according to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Four of the five people that were injured in the crash are juveniles, according to the report. Janice Stapleton, 33, is one of the five people that were injured, but the report stated it was minor.
Stapleton was driving northbound on new Highway 68, while Anthony Capp, 36, was driving southbound. She had two female juvenile passengers in her car and Capp had two male juvenile passengers in his car, THP said.
According to the report, Stapleton failed to "maintain a single lane of travel" and struck Capp head-on, according to the report. Only one person involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt.
Charges are pending for Stapleton, according to THP.