Motorist Airlifted After Crashing into Embankment at Intersection of Highway 96 & 70 at Liberty

April 14, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A Nashville man was seriously injured this morning (Wednesday) in a one car crash at the intersection of Highway 70 & 96 at Liberty.

44 year old Frederick Standbery of Nashville was airlifted from Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital to Vanderbilt Hospital.

According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol Standbery was traveling north on Highway 96 in a 2006 Ford Focus when he failed to stop at the intersection, crossing all lanes of Highway 70 and striking an earthen embankment. The car then continued to the top of the embankment and struck a utility pole before coming to a stop.

Charges are pending

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