An 86-year-old Symsonia man was airlifted to a Nashville hospital with serious injuries after his pickup truck left a rural Graves County road and slammed into a tree. Eugene Cole was identified as the driver of the 2006 Ford F-150 involved in the single-vehicle crash on Tim Road.
According to fox56news.com, Cole was driving south when his truck left the west shoulder of Tim Road and continued down an embankment before striking a tree. Emergency crews first took Cole to Symsonia Elementary School before he was flown to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for treatment, the outlet reported.
Reports on the exact timing of the crash differ. Fox 56 reported the collision happened around 1:20 p.m. on October 24 in the 2700 block of Tim Road, while kfvs12.com reported that deputies were called to Tim Road at around 1:24 p.m. on October 25 for a report of a single-vehicle collision. The discrepancy in dates has not been resolved.
Investigation Still Underway
An investigation into the single-vehicle crash remains ongoing, per the same Fox 56 account. No further details on the cause of the crash or Cole's condition following the airlift have been released. West Kentucky Star also reported on the crash, noting that the Symsonia man was flown to Nashville and that the wreck involved only the single vehicle.
Graves County authorities have not released additional information about what led Cole's pickup off the roadway. The case remains under investigation, and no updates on his medical status have been made public.
