Van collides with apple sprayer, shuts down road - BlueRidgeNow.com
Skarlett Salazar, 19, of Dana, was driving a 2006 Buick Terraza eastbound when she swerved and crossed the center line and struck the 2012 Kubota M7040 driven by Larry Henderson, 50, of Flat Rock as he headed westbound, Highway Patrol Trooper C.... Larry Henderson, owner of Larry Henderson Farms, said he was spraying his apple trees and tried to drive off the road to avoid the collision. “He’s got a gash on his head,” Henderson’s wife, Vicki, said, adding that he had bought the tractor less than two weeks before the accident. , they had it under control, and the road reopened at about 10:15 a. m. Jeffries said Salazar has been cited for crossing the center line and driving without a license. The reason Salazar crossed the center line remains unknown, but no alcohol or other impairment was present, he added.A van collided with a tractor pulling an apple sprayer Tuesday morning, sending the van's driver to the hospital and shutting down Tracy Grove Road between the Howard Gap intersection and Ballenger Road.
Skarlett Salazar, 19, of Dana, was driving a 2006 Buick Terraza eastbound when she swerved and crossed the center line and struck the 2012 Kubota M7040 driven by Larry Henderson, 50, of Flat Rock as he headed westbound, Highway Patrol...
Larry Henderson, owner of Larry Henderson Farms, said he was spraying his apple trees and tried to drive off the road to avoid the collision. Source: www.blueridgenow.com
