CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — One person is dead after several vehicles crashed on Interstate 40 in the Crossville area Thursday.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol Cookeville branch said it happened on eastbound I-40 at mile marker 322 Thursday. THP said two vehicles were traveling east when they hit each other, causing one of the vehicles to cross the median onto the westbound side.
Troopers said a semi-truck was traveling west. It crashed into the vehicle that crossed over the median, killing the driver of the smaller vehicle. THP said the smaller vehicle ended up in the median, and the semi-truck stopped in the left lane of I-40 west. The other vehicle involved traveled to the next exit before stopping.
THP identified the driver as Michael Copeland, 72, of Tennessee. Troopers said the crash is still under investigation.