A Pickett County crash took the life of a Byrdstown teen Friday.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the 17-year-old male was driving westbound on Pendergrass Mountain Road when the accident occurred.
A semi-truck driven by 31-year-old Charles Irwin of Burkesville, Kentucky was traveling eastbound on the roadway.
A crash report states the teenager’s 2001 Dodge Ram moved into the eastbound lane, striking the semi head-on. Both vehicles came to final rest near the point of impact.
