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ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A former firefighter fell back on his training Saturday after witnessing a deadly crash on I-65 North near the Portland/Orlinda exit in Robertson County.
Witnesses told News 2 the crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), 44-year-old Chasity Scott died in the wreck.
Chris England, a former firefighter, was driving to Bowling Green from Alabama with his family when they saw the incident unfold.
“[My wife] saw the truck flip a couple times and land on the roof and spin around and come to a halt,” England said. “That’s whenever we pulled over and got out to help.”
England told News 2 he and another witness ran over to the truck where there was a girl, who authorities said was 10 years old, trapped inside.
“We saw the little girl trying to climb out of the truck, so we helped her get the rest of the way out, and that’s when she started screaming, saying her mom was dead,” England said. “That got to me.”
England said there were five people in the other car; three of them were children. After he helped one adult and the three kids out of the car, he noticed the other adult was stuck in the passenger seat.
“The dad was stuck on the passenger side, so we cut the airbag out so we could see what all his conditions were. Then, we had to wait on the fire department to get there to cut him out with the jaws of life,” England said.
It took about 30 minutes for firefighters to get through all the traffic and arrive on scene, according to England.
England said once first responders arrived, he and another witness helped load the girl into the ambulance.
“Me being an ex-firefighter and me being a veteran, I just wanted to help people out,” England said.
According to the crash report, Scott and her daughter were traveling in a 2008 Dodge Ram heading southbound on I-65 when she crossed the media and hit a concrete barrier, causing her car to flip over the barrier and hit a 2021 Ford Explorer that was traveling northbound on I-65.
Scott’s vehicle came to rest on its roof on the northbound side of I-65, while the Ford Explorer came to rest in the roadway, according to THP.
Authorities said Scott died in the crash, while her daughter and a passenger in the Ford Explorer were injured. In total, the Ford Explorer had five occupants.
