A local was injured in a one-car accident last weekend in Dekalb Co.
51 year old Michael Powell of Morrison was critically hurt in a one car crash early Saturday morning at 2:50 a.m. on Highway 70 east near Opal Point.
Trooper Chris Meness of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that Powell was east on Highway 70 in a 2002 Ford Focus when he went off the right side of the road while trying to negotiate a curve, hit a telephone pole, and then a tree. Although seriously hurt, Powell refused treatment at the scene and was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. At the hospital medical staff determined that Powell had suffered a broken neck. He was then transported to Vanderbilt Hospital. Charges have been taken against Powell for driving under the influence, failure to show proof of insurance, and failure to exercise due care.