Crash kills Bouldin

A local man was killed Thursday afternoon in Grundy County when his car crossed the centerline and struck a tractor trailer.

McMinnville resident Jerry Lynn Bouldin, 44, was killed at the scene, while his passenger, Jeffrey T. Underhill, 40, was badly injured.

The accident took place around 2:30 p.m. on Highway 108 as Bouldin?s 1991 Volkswagen Fox was heading south, away from McMinnville. According to Highway Patrolman Tim Spicer, the Bouldin vehicle entered the path of a tractor trailer which was traveling toward McMinnville.

Bouldin?s car reportedly hit the tractor trailer?s rear axle. The impact crushed the car and caused it to spin. A 1998 Chevy van that was behind the tractor trailer then hit the Bouldin vehicle as it was spinning, causing it to slide off the road.

According to the report, the occupants of the other two vehicles were not injured. Obituary information for Mr. Bouldin is available on page 2-A.