KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Sheriff's Office said a 23-year-old is dead after being ejected from a car during a wreck.
The wreck happened on Sunday, March 24, at 231 Tipton Station Road off Chapman Highway, according to KCSO.
The driver was heading eastbound when they lost control. The car wrecked into a utility pole and then struck a tree. It came to its final resting point in the westbound lane, KCSO said.
The driver was pinned under the car and was extricated by first responders. A rear passenger, Skyler E. Myers, was found lying behind the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KCSO.
There were four total people in the car. None of them were wearing a seatbelt when the wreck happened, KCSO said.
Charges are pending against the driver, who was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with unknown injuries. The wreck remains under investigation, according to KCSO.
