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Driver rescued from bluff after I-24 crash

Posted at 2:51 PM, Oct 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-25 15:51:35-04

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man was saved by first responders after an early morning rollover crash on Interstate 24.

La Vergne Police responded to the crash around 6 a.m. Though the driver had run off, they found enough blood at the scene to believe he was seriously injured.

After a half-hour search, they found the driver on top of a bluff near the interstate. Fire crews helped rescue him using a ladder truck.

He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.