Driver kicks out windshield, escapes overturned big rig

Wreck happened just before 8am Tuesday

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- An 18-wheeler flat bed loaded with plastic overturned on this rainy Tuesday morning. The rig landed on its side as it was coming off the four lane onto Old Jacksboro Pike attempting to navigate the bend in the road. It was said a smaller truck was coming the other way.

Neither driver was injured. However, the driver of the big rig, from Mississippi, told WLAF News that he was pretty shaken up.

The scene of the accident is just as you come off the four lane across from Old Woodson’s/Old IGA as the east most entrance to Old Jacksboro Pike.

La Follette Police were first on the scene followed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The THP is handling the investigation. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-11/25/2025-8:30AM)