Another accident on rain-slick Hog Knob Hill,
Cicely Ullum Taken To Hospital For Evaluation
Minor accident on Sinking Springs Road, "truck hangs on"
A Mt. Zion resident Shawn Rush remains in critical condition at 10 p.m. last night following a 4-wheeler
accident on Beech Road Sunday evening, according to Charleston Area Medical Center.
"He is in critical condition at Charleston General Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit," according to a hospital
spokesperson.
Rush is reportedly suffering from head trauma and other complications.
Rush was injured at 4 p.m. Sunday on the rural road, about four miles from U. S. 33-119, Liberty Hill.
Calhoun EMS and the Arnoldsburg VFD quickly responded to the accident, but Rush was placed in a private
vehicle and taken to Roane General Hospital suffering from multiple trauma.
He was transferred to Charleston Area Medical Center by chopper.
Emergency services continued a busy streak which started Friday - with accidents,
fires other incidents.
Two Arnoldsburg area men were seriously injured at 11:45 a.m. Monday, when their
1994 Dodge Dakota truck went over an embankment on Euclid-Nicut Road.
Injured were Larry Lane, the driver, in his 60's, and Robert Lane, 51. Calhoun EMS
took both victims to Roane General Hospital.
Robert "Mike" Lane was transferred to Charleston Area Medical Center yesterday
evening, reportedly suffering from neck and other injuries. "He is currently being
evaluated at Charleston General," last night, according to a hospital
spokesperson.
Calhoun EMS dispatched two ambulances to the scene, about seven miles from State
Route 16 at Orma.
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Richards investigated the accident. The Upper West Fork VFD
also responded.
An auto driven by Cicely Ullum of Grantsville spun out of control on rain-slick Hog
Knob Hill this morning at 8:35 a.m. Ullum's vehicle was traveling east on State Route
5, where it appeared to have struck rocks along the highway and rolled-over.
She was taken to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center by Calhoun EMS for
evaluation.
Hog Knob Hill has been the scene of numerous accidents from what appears to be oil
seeping from the highway, usually after a slow rain.
State Trooper Jeff Hunt investigated the accident. The Grantsville VFD also
responded.
The Grantsville VFD responded at 9:07 a.m. to a barn fire on the Joe Cain farm at Big
Bend, where hay apparently heated to combustion. Cain said his Quonset structure
was heavily damaged. He said they managed to get his tractor out of the building.
Firemen remained on the scene until noon, attempting to pull the hay from the
building and put out the slowly burning fire.
A truck slipped over the road bank on Sinking Springs at 11:52 a.m. causing damage
to the vehicle. At least one of the occupants was taken to Minnie Hamilton Health
Care Center for evaluation by Calhoun EMS. The occupants were identified as Marge
Bevins and Tony Griggs.
Bevins told authorities she was trying to move over to make way for an oncoming
vehicle on the rural road, about two miles from State Route 16, when the vehicle
slipped off the road.
Sheriff Allen Parsons and Deputy Charlie Richards investigated. The Arnoldsburg
VFD also responded for traffic control.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Ballengee investigated a minor accident on Henry's Fork at 12:13
p.m.
State Trooper Jeff Hunt responded to a dispute on Henry's Fork at 12:05 p.m. where
threats were reportedly being made against an individual.
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