Rural Metro Fire rescues person from car crash next to Corryton pond using rope hauling system

Rural Metro rescues driver after car goes off road on Tazewell Pike in Corryton

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A driver was seriously injured after their vehicle went off the roadway on Tazewell Pike near Clapps Chapel Road in Corryton. Rural Metro shared that a single vehicle crashed off the road near a utility company's sewage pond around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 3. Crews assessed the occupant and set up a rope hauling system to safely get them into the waiting ambulance. The driver was taken to a nearby trauma center with what appea…

Rural Metro Fire rescues person from car crash next to Corryton pond using rope hauling system

Rural Metro Fire crews worked Monday morning to rescue a driver from a car near a pond after a crash off Tazewell Pike. The driver appeared to have serious injuries.