Tractor-trailer leaves interstate, crashes into home in Unicoi County, killing one: report

ERWIN, Tenn. (WVLT) - The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed into a home in Unicoi County is now in custody, according to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 8 a.m. Sunday when the tractor-trailer left the highway, crashing through the I-26 interstate barrier around Exit 36, the report said. The truck then reportedly crossed Rex Lewis Road, hit another driver and eventually crashed into a home.

One person in the home was killed in the crash, THP said, and two others were critically injured. The driver of the tractor-trailer was treated for minor injuries and taken to the Unicoi County Jail.