Published: 5/16/2022
EARLY REPORTS INDICATE THERE WAS A DEADLY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY MAY 15TH AT 5:04 PM IN SOUTHERN GILES COUNTY. THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL INDICATE THE ACCIDENT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL EDDIE STEELMAN, AGE 57 OF LEOMA, AND LEFT HIS WIFE CHRISTY STEELMAN, 51, WITH INJURIES REQUIRING AIR LIFT TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS INDICATE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON MINOR HILL HIGHWAY WHEN IT TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. WKSR IS FOLLOWING THE STORY AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
