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THP: 1 dead, 2 injured after head-on collision in Blount Co.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a head-on collision in Louisville, Tenn. Friday night.

Tennessee Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a head-on collision in Louisville, Tenn. Friday night.

Highway troopers say 41-year-old Chad Sheffer failed to maintain control of his car while entering an oncoming lane on Topside Road, killing the driver of the other vehicle, 28-year-old Kristy Strickland. Strickland's passenger, 25-year-old Thomas Daniele, was injured in the crash.

According to a report from THP, troopers tested Sheffer to find alcohol was in his system during the time of the crash.

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