COVINGTON, Tenn. – A West Tennessee man survived a rollover crash in his car, only to be struck and killed by another vehicle as he called for help on his cell phone.
The Commercial Appeal quoted Tipton County Sheriff’s officials in reporting the crash occurred in Covington before dawn on Sunday.
The report said 31-year-old Patrick Jones of Mason was driving a sedan that struck a concrete culvert and flipped several times before landing on its top on Tenn. 59.
Jones got out of his wrecked car and was calling for help on his cell phone when he walked into the road and was hit. The driver of the SUV was 30-year-old Myron Jones, also of Mason. The men were not related.
Police did not immediately file charges, pending autopsy results and toxicology findings.