A DeKalb Middle School teacher and basketball coach was involved in a head on crash with a car carrying two local students Friday morning.

According to Trooper Chris DeLong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2002 Chevy Silverado driven by Cody Randolph, 28, of Smithville was traveling toward Highway 70 on Allen Ferry road just after 7 a.m. when a 1997 Nissan Maxima driven by 18-year-old Dustin Utley of Dowelltown and traveling in the opposite direction, crossed the center line into Randolph’s lane of travel. Utley is reportedly a former DCHS student who is now being home schooled.

Utley’s vehicle carried two passengers, his younger brothers Daniel Hudson, 10, a Northside Elementary student in the front seat, and 14-year-old Christian Utley, a DCHS student, in the back seat. All three brothers were airlifted by Life Force and Air Evac helicopters and taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center.

Randolph was transported by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital, and later to Cookeville Regional Medical Center, with a possible broken ankle.

The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department extrication unit and rescue team helped remove Randolph from his truck, where he was trapped for more than an hour. The Main Station and Liberty Stations also responded to help set up a landing zone on the front lawn of a nearby home.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department and Smithville Police Department and members of the Smithville Fire Department also assisted at the scene, and Trooper Withers was assisted by Trooper Brandon Jackson.

The exact cause of the incident is under investigation.