An accident on Blanton Chapel Road in Coffee County early Saturday morning took the life of a Manchester woman.

In a report by Tennessee Highway Patrolman Harrison Fisher, a 2000 Ford Expedition driven by 23 year-old Whitney C. Austin of Eagleville ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. Passenger Nettie R. Austin age 45 of Manchester was pronounced deceased on the scene.

Trooper Fisher's report showed alcohol was in use by the driver, Whitney Austin. Criminal charges are pending.

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