ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a person died after a single-vehicle crash on I-40 East Wednesday morning. They said the crash happened near Mile Marker 359.
They said Jorge Luis Leon Ramirez, 56, from Lake Worth in Florida, was driving in the left lane when the semi-truck went over into the right lane, then back into the left lane. They said he then lost control and the vehicle hit a bridge, stopping near Buttermilk Road, below the interstate.
According to a preliminary report from THP, it then caught fire. They said Ramirez died on the scene.
Another passenger was not injured in the crash, according to the report.
This story was updated to reflect that the vehicle was a semi-truck, not a car.