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‘Lucky to be alive’: Driver taken to hospital after ‘serious’ car wreck in Smyrna

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the wreck.

Credit: Smyrna Police Department

Credit: Smyrna Police Department

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the wreck.
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March 25, 2020

Smyrna police reported a “serious” car crash that occurred Wednesday morning, officials said.

“The driver is lucky to be alive,” police spokesman Sgt. Louis Defense said.

The single-vehicle wreck happened about 7:30 a.m. on the East-West Connector between Fontaine Street and Cooper Lake Road, Defense said.

The white car was severely damaged in the crash and appeared to be split in half, but the woman driving suffered only non-life-threatening injuries. She was taken to a hospital.

No one else was in the vehicle.

The East-West Connector was closed for hours while authorities responded to the wreck. It reopened shortly after 10 a.m.

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