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Sparta Woman Killed In Wednesday Night Crash

A two-vehicle crash killed a Sparta woman Wednesday night.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 34-year-old Starla Colwell.

The crash happened in Cumberland county on Highway 70 West near Pleasant Hill.

A THP crash report said 24-year-old Lindsay Surach of Crossville was traveling East in a 2005 Ford Escape. Her vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with Colwell’s 1999 Ford Explorer.

Surach and Colwell’s passenger, 31-year-old Christopher Phillips of Sparta, suffered injuries.

The THP says charges are pending.

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