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A crash on Burgess Falls Road in Putnam County claimed the life of a Baxter woman Monday.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 19-year-old Chantel Gomez.
A crash report said Gomez was traveling South when her 2004 Volkswagen Beetle crossed the center line. Officials said Gomez suffered fatal injuries when the Beetle collided with a northbound tractor trailer, driven by 53-year-old Lyle Taylor of Sparta.
Gomez was not wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.
