MACON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Macon County sergeant was killed in an early morning crash.
Chief Deputy Kyle Petty told NewsChannel 5 that Sergeant William Cherry was on duty around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning on Highway 10, north of Lafayette.
Devin Slayton, a 24-year-old Tennessee man, crossed the center line while driving a 2013 Ford F150 and struck Sergeant Cherry head-on. Sergeant Cherry died as a result of the crash. Sgt. Cherry was 55 years old.
Slayton was flown to a local hospital following the incident and there is no word on the status of his injuries.
According to a preliminary investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, neither Sgt. Cherry or Slayton were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
THP is the lead investigator in this crash and they are continuing to look into the events that took place before the incident occurred. No further information is available at this time.
Macon County Sheriff's Office put out a statement about the incident on their Facebookpage Saturday morning.
Today is a tragic day for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office and the family of Sgt. William Cherry. Sgt. Cherry was killed in the line of duty last night in a motor vehicle accident. The family and the Sheriff’s Office need all of your prayers and support. Sgt. Cherry will be greatly missed by the Sheriffs Office and the citizens he served. William served the citizens of Macon County with honor and dignity.
Escort for Sgt. Cherry moved through Macon County at 2:00 p.m. and is body was taken to Anderson and son funeral home in Lafayette.
This is a developing story and NewsChannel 5 will continue to update this article as more details are released.
