Fatal crash between semi, TDOT truck kills David Younger, 65, and injures Candelario Castillo, 37, and Santana Smith, 22, on Interstate 40 in Hickman County, Tennessee
Fatal Crash Involves Tractor Trailer, TDOT Truck
The wreck happened in the westbound lanes of the interstate near mile marker 155 in Hickman County. It was reported around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.
TDOT worker killed in Hickman County crash
A Tennessee Department of Transportation worker is dead following a crash involving an overturned semi in Hickman County, authorities said.
TDOT worker killed, 3 injured in Hickman Co. crash
"They were in the process of unloading equipment off the trailer so a tire could be changed," Miller said. "At the same time a semi veered off the road and hit the truck and knocked it into the worker. As the truck continued forward it flipped over and struck another TDOT truck."
TDOT worker killed in Hickman County wreck identified
The report states that the semi-truck driven by Castillo failed to move over and the vehicle first struck the TDOT vehicle in the emergency lane, then struck Younger and another truck driven by Santana Smith, 22, of Cumberland Furnace.
TDOT worker recounts crash that killed co-worker
Smotherman's Thursday morning started just like any other day. He was heading out on Interstate 40 to begin working when he suddenly got a flat tire.
He had no idea what was to follow when he pulled over on the side of the road.
TDOT remembers worker killed along I-40
A ceremony was held Thursday as Younger became the 110th name added to the TDOT memorial.
His crew was at the ceremony to pay their respects to Younger’s wife and two daughters.
Lawsuit Filed In Crash That Killed TDOT Worker
An $18 million lawsuit has been filed in a crash that killed a TDOT worker and injured three others.
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