This car had to be pulled from a wooded area along I-75 three miles south of the Caryville Exit.

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF) – Two people were injured when the Mercury Sable they were in wrecked near Mile Marker 131 on I-75 north in Campbell County. The silver car was pulled out of a wooded area along the interstate late Saturday night.

It was right before 11pm when the call of the single-car wreck came in to Central Dispatch. One person was taken to a Knoxville hospital by ground ambulance, because Lifestar was unable to fly due to unfavorable weather conditions. The other patient was transported to the La Follette Medical Center.

Caryville Fire and Police Departments along with the Ridgewood Fire Department responded. The Campbell County EMS and Sheriff’s Office as well as Tennessee Highway Patrol worked the wreck. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/14/2021-8:30AM – PHOTOS COURTESY OF CARYVILLE FIRE CHIEF EDDIE HATMAKER)

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