One Charged Following Five Vehicle Collision Wednesday Night

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged a Gainesboro woman following a give car collision on Interstate 40 eastbound last night.

The crash happened at mile marker 297 near Monterey.

19-year-old Burnett Hunter is charged with failure to exercise due care and financial responsibility.

Authorities said Hunter was stopped on the interstate, attempting to use the emergency crossover to turn around. Authorities said that’s when another vehicle crashed into Hunter’s causing a chain reaction collision.

Officials said three people received treatment at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.