A local man died in a head-on collision Friday morning in the 9100 block of Hixson Pike.
Joe H. Dempsey, 64, died when his Mazda slid on ice and hit an oncoming Honda shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
The two people in the Honda were taken to the hospital but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Janice Atkinson said. Their identities were not released.