A young Clarksville man is in Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a single vehicle wreck on Madison Street last night.

A news release from Clarksville Police says the 19-year old man was a back seat passenger in a vehicle driven by another 19-year old just after 10 when the car ran off the road and struck a utility pole.

The injured man was the only occupant not wearing a seat belt and he was thrown from the back seat into the windshield. He sustained head injuries and was flown by helicopter to Vanderbilt.

Public Information Officer Jim Knoll says very little information is available and asks anyone who may have witnessed the wreck to call the tips line at 931-645-8477. The name of the injured was being withheld, pending family notification.

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01/03/2011/am