In what is considered a strange accident; a vehicle was found on its top just below the Little Duck River Bridge on Hwy 55 on Saturday morning in Manchester.
One first responder told On Target News that it looked like the vehicle went airborne, clipping tops of trees on its way down.
When Manchester Police arrived at the scene no person was located.
The Coffee County Rescue Squad was called to the scene of the accident near Gateway Tire to assist in the recovery.
Police found papers inside the vehicle that they believed would help them find the driver. Tauris Donte Maymi was located at his Manchester address and was issued citations for leaving the scene of an accident, driving without insurance and failure to maintain lane.
Apparently, the crash occurred around 1 am Saturday, but it was mid-morning before a passerby saw the vehicle and reported it to authorities.
Traffic was snarled for a long period of time while rescuers pulled the crashed vehicle out of the water and up an embankment.
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Man Crashes into Little Duck River in Manchester; Walks Away
Lucky Knott
One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9.
He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news.
Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV.
He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.
