Update, 5:20 p.m.: Four vehicles were involved including the semi tractor trailer, according to Clarksville Now news partner Dash 10 Media. Westbound 101st is expected to be closed for several hours between Whitfield Road and Peachers Mill Road while cleanup is underway. According to Clarksville Fire Rescue, at least one person had to be extricated from a vehicle. An Air Evac helicopter was requested but was unable to fly due to weather.
Update, 4:45 p.m.: Maberry said he was told by CPD there are no fatalities.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The 101st Airborne Division Parkway was shut down Thursday afternoon by a tractor-trailer crash.
At about 3:42 p.m., multiple vehicles on the 101st near the West Fork bridge, according to Clarksville Police. The crash involved several vehicles and a semi tractor trailer. All westbound lanes were shut down.
At 4:40 p.m., eastbound traffic was backed up past Peachers Mill Road; westbound was backed up to Wilma Rudolph Boulevard. Because of the wreck, traffic was also backed up southbound on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, westbound on Kraft Street, and northbound on Needmore Road.
Rep. Maberry pulls victim from car
State Rep. Aron Maberry was about 30 feet from the crash when it happened and slammed on his brakes to avoid it. He told Clarksville Now that the semi was going in the other direction and crossed the median, cutting sideways across westbound traffic.
Maberry said that after he stopped, he saw that a black sedan was hit by the semi. The engine was smoking and a man was inside. Maberry saw that the engine was on fire and pulled the man out of the car, holding him at the side of the road until help arrived. He said the man was injured and bleeding from his hand but seemed to be otherwise OK.
“I’m a little shaken up; it played out right in front of me,” said Maberry, who was in a wreck involving a semi four years ago – one he’s still recovering from. “It looks like everyone is alive, and I thank God for that.”
This article will be updated.
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