One patient airlifted; I-75 reopened later Thursday afternoon

The driver of this Dodge Ram Van was trapped inside the vehicle.

JELLICO, TN (WLAF)- Interstate 75 northbound at the 158 mile marker was shut down around 2:30pm Thursday due to a single-vehicle wreck. That’s two miles south of Jellico.

It was closed due to an overturned vehicle.

This mishap occurred near a construction zone.

The patient was extricated from the vehicle and transported to the Jellico Hospital. The male was then airlifted to the UT Medical Center at Knoxville via a medical helicopter.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-01/09/2025-3PM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAMPBELL COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR JAY MUNCY)

2 Replies to “Overturned vehicle closed I-75 near Jellico on Thursday”

  1. They need to slow the traffic down and fix the pot holes. The are huge and deep. I travel it every other week daily . I hate it

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