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A Livingston man was injured Thursday morning when he collided with a tractor-trailer while merging onto Interstate 40.
20-year-old William Oliver of Livingston suffered minor injuries and was transported to Cookeville Regional. Oliver was merging onto the interstate from Highway 111. Oliver merged from the off-ramp into the right hand lane and then the left hand lane.
He stuck a Tractor-Trailer driven by a man from Tijuana, Mexico.Oliver’s car spun counterclockwise, rolled over and struck a guardrail.
The tractor-trailed overturned, dumping its cargo on I-40.The wreck blocked the westbound lanes during the morning commute.
The truck driver was also transported to Cookeville Regional with minor injuries. According to the preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Oliver faces charges of failure to exercise due care.
