A man was killed in an early-morning crash on Interstate 24 in Coffee County.
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said the first of three crashes was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday at mile marker 101 near Beechgrove.
THP now confirming THREE crashes on I-24 WB in Beechgrove, one of them fatal. WB lanes closed down #5LiveTraffic pic.twitter.com/fxAK3o76Rc
— Rebecca Schleicher (@NC5_RSchleicher) January 26, 2017
A secondary wreck happened about an hour later at mile marker 104. Injuries were reported in both.
A third crash involving a car and a tractor trailer was reported around 5 a.m. Troopers said 23-year-old Justin Jones was traveling west and failed to stop as he approached the congested traffic.
His car collided with the back of the semi and came to rest underneath the tractor trailer.
Traffic stopped I-24 WB Coffee Co after fatal crash (1 of 3 crashes there this morning) #5LiveTraffic pic.twitter.com/0lQrlEBbqE
— Rebecca Schleicher (@NC5_RSchleicher) January 26, 2017
The driver of the truck was not hurt.
Westbound lanes were blocked for hours as a result of the wreck. No charges would be filed.
