An Investigation is Underway in Roane County Following Fatal Accident on Interstate 40

An Investigation is Underway in Roane County Following Fatal Accident on Interstate 40

An investigation is underway in Roane County following a fatal accident that closed Interstate 40 East for hours.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 37 year-old Charles Isabell was driving a tractor-trailer when he ran off the road. When he got back on, he crossed over both lanes and then hit a rock embankment and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another car was involved in Friday’s accident, it hit the tractor-trailer when it got back on the roadway but that driver was not injured.

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An Investigation is Underway in Roane County Following Fatal Accident on Interstate 40

An Investigation is Underway in Roane County Following Fatal Accident on Interstate 40

An investigation is underway in Roane County following a fatal accident that closed Interstate 40 East for hours.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 37 year-old Charles Isabell was driving a tractor-trailer when he ran off the road. When he got back on, he crossed over both lanes and then hit a rock embankment and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another car was involved in Friday’s accident, it hit the tractor-trailer when it got back on the roadway but that driver was not injured.