Two Dump Trucks Overturn in Saturday Accident

Two dump trucks loaded with dirt overturned in a bizarre accident Saturday afternoon on Rutherford Lane off Coconut Ridge Road.
Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said 61 year old Bobby Hughes of Lebanon was driving a 2015 Mack dump truck down a steep hill on Rutherford Lane trying to negotiate a curve when he was rear ended by a 2016 Kenworth dump truck, driven by 53 year old Harlan Galinelli of Gallatin. Both trucks belong to the Hunt Construction Company of Wilson County.
According to the investigation, Galinelli lost control and ran into Hughes’ truck causing it to overturn on its side in the roadway. Galinelli’s truck then went off the road, plunged some 100 yards down an embankment, and overturned on its side.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Extrication and Rescue Team were called to the scene to help free Hughes, who was trapped in his truck. He was taken by DeKalb EMS to a nearby helicopter landing zone and flown to Tri Star Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he was treated and released.
Galinelli was transported by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital where he was treated and released.
According to Trooper Delong, Galinelli has been cited for failure to exercise due care. A citation is pending against Hughes for not wearing his seat belt.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident, three people were involved in a one car crash at around 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning on Students Home Road.
Trooper Delong said 21 year old Brandon Winne lost control of his 2015 Ford Fusion while trying to negotiate a curve. The vehicle went off the road, through a barbed wire fence, and hit a tree. Winne and front seat passenger Thomas Bowen were taken by DeKalb EMS to the hospital. A back seat passenger, Titus Ekumdayo was not injured.
According to Trooper Delong, alcohol was a factor in the crash and Winne is facing charges of violation of the open container law, failure to exercise due care, and not wearing a seatbelt.