One-vehicle crash claims Cole’s life
A Rock Island man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in neighboring Coffee County in the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning.
The victim, Brian Douglas Cole, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was ejected from the car in which he was a passenger.
According to Highway Patrol reports, Cole was an unrestrained passenger in a 1991 Honda Accord driven by Gerome Fuller of Tullahoma which was traveling northbound on Highway 55 in the direction of McMinnville. The accident happened within Manchester city limits on Highway 55 at 4:24 a.m.
An investigation revealed the Fuller vehicle ran off the highway and struck a tree, causing the car to roll several times and eject Cole from the wreckage. It is not known how fast the car was traveling.
Fuller, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was not ejected but did suffer injuries. The wreck remains under investigation by the Manchester Police Department.