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Chattanooga: 80-year-old man dies after car wreck

An 80-year-old man involved in a wreck Friday on Amnicola Highway has died, police said.

Jere E. Martin, of Harrison, succumbed to his injuries today, said Chattanooga police spokeswoman Officer Rebecca Royval in a statement.

Mr. Martin was traveling northbound in a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck and turned in front of a southbound vehicle at the 3400 block of Amnicola, she said.

No charges have been filed at this time, she said.