Person Killed in Carter County After Vehicle Ends up In Watauga River

Carter County, TN (January 13, 2021) A 19-year-old was killed in Carter County on the evening of January 13th after his vehicle exited the road and crashed into a river. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that the driver was traveling north on Broad Street around 5 in the evening when his vehicle went off the left side of the road and entered the Watauga River. The driver was subsequently killed in the crash, even though he was wearing a seatbelt at the time that the accident occurred. The Police Chief of Elizabethton later reported that the deceased motorist was reported missing before the crash and had not been seen since January 11th. Speed is believed to have played a role in the accident.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that car crash injuries are the eighth leading cause of fatalities globally for all age groups as well as the leading cause of death for both children and young people for 5 to 29 years of age.

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