Two people trapped in a truck Monday after colliding with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75
The two, driver Taylor Davis, of Rock Springs, Ga., and passenger Chattanooga resident Brittney Blake, were freed by firefighters using the jaws of life, said Erik Hopkins, East Ridge police spokesman. They were taken to Erlanger hospital for serious but possibly non-life threatening injuries, he said.
Hopkins said East Ridge police and firefighters responded to the crash about 4:18 p.m.
A preliminary investigation showed the Chevrolet Silverado pickup was entering the northbound lane of I-75 from Ringgold Road when Davis lost control of the vehicle, Hopkins said. The pickup then collided with a Moore Freight tractor-trailer as it was traveling in the middle lane, he said.
According to police, the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
No charges have been filed, but the investigation is ongoing, Hopkins said.
Moore Freight is based out of Shelbyville, Tenn.