Smithville Highway wreck results in citation
Details released in a Smithville Highway wreck that occurred on Friday.
Lisa Hobbs|November 2, 2026|1 min readLISA HOBBS - News Editor
A driver was cited after a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Smithville Highway on Friday evening, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary crash report.
Kevin M. Ahlgard Jr., 20, was traveling north on Highway 56 in a 2006 Toyota Corolla. He collided with the rear end of a 2008 Ford F150 driven by Timothy H. Snipes, 54, who had stopped in the northbound lane of Highway 56 waiting to turn left into a residential driveway.
The collision caused disabling damage to Ahlgard’s vehicle. He was charged with failure to exercise due care and failure to wear a seatbelt.
The report stated that Ahlgard was injured in the collision, while Snipes was not.
The collision occurred Oct. 30 at approximately 2:45 p.m. just past ACE Fencing Company.
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