Large hole in road damages multiple vehicle tires, Smith County TN
Road ClosureA large hole in the road on Pleasant Shade Highway near Kemp Farms damaged multiple vehicle tires. The hole may have been filled with gravel but rain likely washed it out. Authorities have been notified and the state highway department will be contacted to repair the damage.
Audio|Source: Smith County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS Dispatch
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
We have a caller called in and stated that there is a large hole in the road on Pleasant Shade Highway out in front of Kemp Farms.
00:09
It busted her tire, and she says it's done the same to a couple others.
00:14
Our resident is near Pleasant Shade Highway for a 40s to be done for that, if you could 743 in the area.
00:25
That's 24, I've been around.
00:26
Does she need me to come by her house to do with her report, or what do you need me to do, call her?
00:34
That's important.
00:35
She said if you wanted to take off the hole first and then come by her house to do the report, I'll not be okay.
00:41
You know, it could be near Pleasant Shade Highway as her residence.
00:47
That's ten four.
00:48
I'm direct.
00:51
This is 67 County.
00:57
That's a state highway, so if there's a hole in it, you need to call the state.
01:04
Central.
01:09
I'm not in one county, since it's...
01:13
Evidently that big a problem.
01:15
I'm going to step up just a little bit,
01:17
get there and check out that situation.
01:19
I may be able to put cones around it or something, but like I said, I'll be en route.
01:23
I'm coming from Gordonsville.
01:28
Tend, Gorson.
01:34
6-7-10. 6-7.
01:39
She advised this happened today multiple vehicles or is it over a period of time?
01:50
That's 1014.
01:51
He advised today a couple of other vehicles that hit the hole and it popped her tire.
01:58
She advised that that hole was filled with gravel but it's possible the rain had washed it out.
02:05
Ten, four. Yeah, go ahead and notify the State Highway Department.
02:08
They'll probably need to go out there and take care of that.
02:14
That's ten four, sir.
02:18
Ninety one, six or seven.
02:20
I was up and down through there several times last night.
02:23
I didn't see an issue, but I'll advise you as soon as I get there.
02:28
Ten, four. I believe we need to go ahead and let them come out and make the call.
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Pleasant Shade Hwy, Tennessee
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