Moore County High School Killed in Saturday Morning Crash

February 26, 2023

A 17 year-old Moore County High School student was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Saturday morning.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that a Kia Soul driven by 20-year-old Kaden White was driving west on State Route 55 near the high school when it left the roadway, going into a ditch and hitting a culvert around 4 am.

The THP says the impact caused the Kia to flip over and hit a tree before resting off the left side of the roadway.

The only passenger, 17-year-old Isaiah Petty, a senior at the high school, died due to the injuries he received.

White was injured in the crash, and the THP says he has charges pending.

Petty played football and baseball and was on the wrestling team.

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.