Madisonville man critical after hay wagon accident
By Iva Butlerof The Daily Times Staff
Originally published: November 03. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: November 02. 2009 10:37PM
A Madisonville man was critically injured when he fell from a hay wagon in Tallassee Halloween night.
Charles Michael White, 53, Raper Road, Madisonville, remains in intensive care at University of Tennessee Medical Center.
According to the Blount County Sheriff's Office report, White "was on a hay wagon with several others being pulled on Happy Valley Loop by a tractor" at 7:35 p.m. Saturday.
According to witness statements, White "was attempting to go from the trailer to the tractor while it was rolling. He stepped on the tongue of the trailer and slipped.
He fell to the pavement and was run over by a trailer."
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