SWEETWATER-A Vonore woman was killed Thursday afternoon on Glenlock Road near Sweetwater when the car she was driving crossed the center line and slammed into a dump truck pulling a trailer.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tina M. Revel, 24, was driving a 2001 Saturn westbound. As she crested a hill around a curve, she slammed on her brakes, sliding across her lane into the truck driven by Jordan Gray, 26, of Sweetwater.

According to E-911 dispatch radio traffic, Revel's car caught fire. The Highway Patrol said Revel was not wearing a seat belt. However, Trooper Chris Best's report said a seat belt would not have made a difference in saving her life.

After impact with the car, the dump truck slammed into a utility pole. After Gray was extricated from the truck, he was flown by Lifestar medical helicopter from the wreck scene to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He was treated and released.

Best's report said drugs may have been a factor for Revel.

As standard procedure in a fatal accident, drug and alcohol tests were administered to both parties involved.

A citation was issued against the truck driver, but no criminal charges were filed. The report did not state what the citation was for.

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