Saturday 24th May 2025

Paris Man Killed, Three Injured In Head-On Collision

Paris, Tenn.—A Paris man was killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision shortly before midnight Monday on Hwy. 641 South a few miles outside of Paris.
Danny Markham, age 49, was killed in the accident which occurred at 11:35 p.m.
The driver and two passengers in the second vehicle were trapped in their vehicle and all were injured. They are driver Shelia Chadwick, age 48, of Camden, and passengers Skylar McMackin, age 22 of Camden, and Austin Morris, age 23, of Milan.
Two air ambulance helicopters landed on the highway to transport injured to area hospitals. The extent of their injuries was not available.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Brad Wilbanks released the report this morning which states that Markham was driving his 2006 Chevy northbound on Hwy. 641 and Chadwick was driving southbound when Chadwick crossed over the center line, striking Markham’s Toyota head-on.
Trooper Jason Mounts investigated the accident.

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