Men injured severely after truck collides with tree
A pair of local men remain in intensive care after the truck in which they were riding struck a tree on Fuston Cemetery Road in the pre-dawn hours Saturday.
The driver, Tyson Scott, 24, is listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he has undergone numerous surgeries for severe leg injuries. His passenger, Andrew W. Bond, 23, is in stable condition in the intensive care until at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where he is being treated for internal injuries.
According to Highway Patrolman Stan Hollandsworth, the wreck happened at 2:11 a.m. Saturday when Scott’s westbound 1980 GMC Sierra pickup ran off Fuston Cemetery Road and struck a tree, driver’s side first. The impact left Scott trapped inside the wreckage for around two hours as emergency personnel had to cut away the vehicle’s metal and parts of the tree to remove him. He was airlifted from the scene by LifeFlight helicopter.
Bond was able to free himself from the wreckage. Nearby neighbors reported hearing him yell for help shortly after hearing the sound of the crash. He was found in a nearby yard where he apparently collapsed while going for help. He was taken to River Park and then airlifted to Erlanger by LifeForce helicopter.
Hollandsworth said the accident is still under investigation and charges are pending the findings of the ongoing probe into the wreck.