Monthly Archives: January 2021

Collectability Can be an Issue in Injury Cases
One big consideration in any personal injury case is whether or not you can win your case. That seems obvious. What isn’t so obvious is the question of what happens after you win your case. Many people don’t give thought to the question of collectability—that is, whether or not a person or a business… Read More »

Crash Occurs on Cook Road in Crossville
Crossville, TN (January 11, 2021) Crossville medical workers as well as police responded to a single vehicle crash that occurred late in the afternoon on January 11th on Cook Road in Crossville. The accident involved the driver of a Jeep Renegade who was traveling east when her vehicle exited the road and collided with… Read More »

Two Lanes Blocked on Interstate 40 Close to West Hills
Knoxville, TN (January 12, 2021) Two lanes of Interstate 40 east are blocked close to West Hills following a traffic accident. Knoxville police report that the driver of a truck experienced a loss of several of the logs that the vehicle was carrying. Fortunately, no injuries are reported as a result of the accident…. Read More »

Negligent Entrustment and Negligent Hiring
When there is an accident, suing the person that is directly responsible for the accident—the person or the business which appears to have caused the accident—may make sense. However, there are situations where the responsible party is a party that was not even there, and had no direct hand in the accident. Negligent Entrustment… Read More »

Motorist Collides with Vehicle in Greeneville Drive-Through
Greenville, TN (January 11, 2021) A woman was arrested on the afternoon of January 11th after she struck another woman’s vehicle in a drive-thru lane. Greeneville police officers responded to the Community Pharmacy on Tusculum Boulevard and informed that the victim was sitting at the drive-thru window when her Kia Optima was struck three… Read More »

One Man Killed in Oneida Crash
Oneida, TN (January 10, 2021) A man in Oneida was killed while another motorist was injured after a three-vehicle accident occurred on Onedia’s Albert Street on the evening of January 10th. The driver’s death led to the closure of United States Highway 27 in south Oneida for several hours while the Tennessee Highway Patrol… Read More »

Knoxville Police Cruiser Collides with Pedestrian
Knoxville, TN (January 11, 2021) The Knoxville Police Department reports that a pedestrian was hospitalized on January 11th after he was struck by a police cruiser. Law enforcement reports that the cruiser’s driver was headed north on North Broadway and exiting onto a ramp to Tazewell Pike while on duty in an unmarked vehicle…. Read More »

Law Enforcement Identifies Driver in Deadly Roane County Crash
Roane County, TN (January 11, 2021) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that occurred on January 11th in Roane County. The accident occurred on State Highway 322 when the driver of a Chrysler PT Cruiser was headed north, left the road, and struck a tree. The motor vehicle then rolled over… Read More »

Washington County State Route 93 Reopens Following Multiple Vehicle Crash
Washington County, TN (January 8, 2021) A multiple vehicle crash occurred on January 8th on State Route 93 in Washington County, but the accident has since been cleared. Based on data provided by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the accident was cleared later that same morning. The number of people injured or killed in… Read More »

Pedestrian Killed in Montgomery County Crash
Montgomery County, TN (January 10, 2021_ A pedestrian was killed in a vehicle crash on the evening of January 10th on Interstate 24 in Montgomery County. The accident occurred shortly after 9 at night close to Dixie Bee Road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has confirmed the death. As a result of the accident, the… Read More »