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Head-on crash injures three
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Two McMinnville residents were among three people injured in a crash in Smithville on Saturday.The local residents, Michael Q. McKinley, 22, and his 17-year-old passenger, whose name was not released, were both evacuated by helicopter for treatment of serious injuries. McKinley was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, while his teen passenger was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. The driver of the other vehicle, Timmy Hendrixson, 43, of Smithville was taken to Cookeville Regional Medical Center by DeKalb County EMS.The wreck happened Saturday on Highway 56 near Evins Mill Nursery.