Donald Gene Lay Jr, 47, killed and Wally Khaber, 31, seriously injured after car crashes into flatbed trailer on I-40E in west Knox County, Tennessee

Modified Date:

Wed, 10/01/2014 - 9:11am

Accident Date:

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Dalton man killed in fatal crash in Knoxville

The Knox County Sheriff's Office has identified a Georgia man who was killed in a Tuesday morning crash on I-40. Donald Gene Lay Jr, 47, of Dalton, was killed when his car slammed into the back of a flat-bed tractor trailer that was stopped because of a stalled vehicle. His passenger, Wally Khaber, 31, is also from Dalton. He was taken to UT Medical Center with serious injuries.

According to the local Sheriff's Office, a 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage crashed into the back of a flatbed tractor trailer just before the on-ramp from Watt Road. The tractor trailer was in traffic that had stopped because of a stalled vehicle.

Type: Truck Accident

People Involved:

Donald Gene Lay Jr.

Wally Khaber

Roadway:

I-40E

County:

Knox County, TN

Area:

Knoxville, TN