THP: Two Dead in Wrong-Way Crash in Greene County

According to THP, 80-year-old Paul Martinez was driving northbound along I-81 South near mile marker 30 when the crash occurred. (Courtesy: THP)

THP: Two Dead in Wrong-Way Crash in Greene County

Posted on April 14, 2025

Greene County, TN (WOKI) Two people are dead after a wrong-way crash in Greene County.

Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol reporting that the crash occurred around 3:00 a.m. Monday morning when 80-year-old Paul Martinez, who was driving northbound along I-81 South near mile marker 30, hit another car head-on.

Both Martinez and 37-year-old Sherri Thornton of Virginia, a passenger in the other car, were killed. The driver of the other car was ejected and transported to a hospital with serious injuries.

According to THP, 80-year-old Paul Martinez was driving northbound along I-81 South near mile marker 30 when the crash occurred. (Courtesy: THP)

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