MORRISTOWN (WATE) – An 85-year-old man was killed after Morristown Police Department said he failed to yield to a Jeep that had the right of way.
The crash happened Thursday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 25E and South Davy Crockett Parkway at around 11:38 p.m. Officers said R.L. Taylor died at the crash.
According to the police report, R.L. Taylor, driving a Chevrolet Malibu, attempted to cross over U.S. Highway 25E, pulling into the direct path of a Jeep, driven by a 16-year-old girl. After the two cars hit, R.L. Taylor’s car rolled and the Jeep overturned.
The passenger in the Malibur, Tiffany Taylor, 25, and the passenger of the Jeep, a 13-year-old girl, were both transported by ambulance to a Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System Hospital.
