One bad day: Tennessee man gets in wreck at driveway, sees home catch fire, is ticketed
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ROCK ISLAND, Tenn. - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
Hill, 42, got into a crash after turning into the path of an oncoming car Tuesday evening, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Officer Monte Terry. Hill's wife heard the crash and ran outside, leaving the kitchen stove, where she had been cooking, unattended.
Within minutes, their Rock Island trailer was on fire, and firefighters who had responded to the accident found themselves fighting the blaze.
The rural central Tennessee home had extensive damage. Hill was treated at the hospital and released, but he was cited in the accident for failure to yield.
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What's the story here? A guy crashes into someone else and gets a ticket. His wife goes check out her husband's inability to properly … read more exit his own driveway and leaves the stove on, causing the house (trailer) to catch fire. Apparently, she has cooking skills operating at the same level of his driving skills...they are perfect for each other.
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