Morristown, TN : Woman injured in Del Rio ATV crash on Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2017

Cocke County authorities say a Del Rio woman was injured in a Sunday afternoon ATV incident off Midway Road in Del Rio.

Deputy Sgt. Max Laughter said the 6 p.m. incident occurred as Frances Henderson of Midway Road drove a Kubota Side by Side ATV with Thelma Messer, 74, as her passenger.

Laughter said the women were crossing a creek on the backside of their co-joined properties when Henderson “pressed the wrong pedal, causing Messer to fall from the ATV.

The injured woman was treated by First Call EMS personnel on the scene and then was flown to the UT Medical Center in Knoxville for treatment of head injuries.

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Woman injured in Del Rio ATV crash