One Dead, One Injured after Wednesday night crash in Sullivan County
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Bluff City woman has died following a Wednesday night crash in Sullivan County.
A preliminary crash report says Sophie Gourley, 18, along with two passengers were traveling north in a 2004 Mini Cooper on Hickory Tree Road near the intersection of Beidleman Creek Road around 8:00 p.m, when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, flipped multiple times and struck multiple trees before coming to rest against a tree. The report states Gourley was killed, and a juvenile male was injured. The condition of the two injured are unknown at this time. The report says Gourley was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the incident.
The crash remains under investigation and a follow up report is expected to be released.