From the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office –

Gadsden, TN – On Sept. 11, 2023 at approximately 11:26 a.m., our dispatchers received notification of a three vehicle crash on Highway 79 near the Gadsden Elementary School. Gadsden PD, Crockett County Sheriff’s Dept, Crockett County Rescue Squad, THP, Crockett County Ambulance Service, and the Crockett County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene.

Upon arrival, three vehicles were involved in a crash with two patients in one vehicle and the other vehicle was occupied by one patient. The driver of an 18-wheeler was uninjured. After all resuscitation efforts ceased, this crash ultimately claimed the lives of three occupants in two vehicles.

The identities of the three occupants are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Out of respect for this official process and the decedents’ privacy, we kindly ask you to refrain from posting any identifying information or pictures of the crash on social media.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and their Critical Incident Response Team, comprised of expert crash reconstructionists, will determine all the facts and collect pertinent evidence related to this crash.

The THP is the lead investigative agency and any further updates will come from them.

“Sept. 11, 2001 was a sad day for our nation and Sept. 11, 2023 is a sad day for our county and we extend our sympathy to the families affected by this tragedy,” said Sheriff Troy Klyce, “We ask everyone to please remember these families and our emergency teams in your prayers.”