A 26 year old man died in an all terrain vehicle accident around 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon in Liberty.
Dead is Jamie Carl Hale of 148 Hale Road, Liberty.
Trooper Darrell Knowles of the Tennessee Highway Patrol says Hale was operating a 1996 Yamaha Banshee westbound on West Main Street in Liberty when he crossed Highway 53 and struck a guardrail. Hale was thrown some 37 feet. He was not wearing a safety helmet.
Members of the Liberty and Main Stations of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department responded along with DeKalb EMS, and the Sheriff’s Department. A Life Force helicopter ambulance was summoned and landed near the scene, but Hale died before he could be airlifted.
The accident was investigated by Trooper Knowles and THP Sergeant Billy Prater.
Hale’s death marks the third fatality on DeKalb County roads this year.