A South Pittsburg, Tenn., man died early Saturday in a head-on collision on state Highway 28 outside Whitwell, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Christopher Coppinger, 22, was driving north in a Ford pickup about 4 a.m. CDT when he crossed the center line and struck a car driven by Adam Wagner, 30, of Cookeville, Tenn., according to the THP.
Coppinger was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.
Wagner was treated at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper for minor injuries and released, the THP said.