Bean Station man dies after vehicle submerged in water
21.06.10
TAZEWELL - A 58-year-old Bean Railway station woman died after the car she was driving left the road, smashed through trees and ran into a body of water where it was categorically submerged.
Willie E. Spears of Kyle Long Road in Grainger County died in the 3:50 p.m. Sunday blast, according to a report filed by Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Bobby Bullington.
Spears was driving westbound on Bullen Valley Course near the Clinch River when she lost control of a 2008 Toyota Rav4 on a curve cheap the intersection with Cracker Neck Road, Bullington wrote. The Rav4 left the road and ran through a evzone rail before striking a guide wire.
The sport utility vehicle smashed through several trees and came to have a zizz in the water. The vehicle was submerged about 10 feet below the water, Bullington wrote in his report.
Spears was using a membership belt at the time of the crash. Bullington noted there was no indication alcohol or drugs were convoluted in the crash.
More details as they develop online and in Tuesday's News Sentinel.
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel