Man dies following car accident near Clingmans Dome
Cherokee emergency responders were among those who answered the call following a fatal vehicle accident on Clingmans Dome Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week.
At about 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, driver Timothy Patrick James McCauley, 37, of Farmington, Missouri, left the roadway when driving his 2009 Chevy Cobalt about 1 mile east of the Clingmans Dome Parking Area and landed about 50 feet below the roadway. McCauley died from his injuries, and passenger Angela Walker, 38, was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by Lifestar.
The road was closed for approximately five hours to allow emergency responders safe access to the scene. Park rangers — including the park’s technical Search and Rescue Team — Cherokee Tribal EMS, and Cherokee Fire and Rescue responded to the scene.
