Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Tractor-Trailer Overturns on Highway 127 South
Cumberland County, TN (February 19, 2021) the Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that a tractor-trailer overturned on February 19th on Highway 127 South at the Bledsoe/Cumberland county line. While the crash temporarily blocked lanes of travel, the area is now clear. Motorists were temporarily advised to use Old Highway 28 as an alternate route. The… Read More »
Ice Leads to Taylor’s Chapel Road Crash in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (February 18, 2021) Cumberland County law enforcement responded to a crash on February 18th that occurred on Taylor’s Chapel Road in Cumberland County close to Lantana Road. The report provided by law enforcement states that the 25-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle while traveling on the icy road, which led… Read More »
Interstate 75 South Reopens Following Crash in Campbell County
Campbell County, TN (February 18, 2021) According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Interstate 75 south was closed on February 18th at Mile Marker 155 close to the Tennessee/Kentucky state line after a serious crash occurred involving several vehicles. While no fatalities are reported, several injuries are reported as a result of the accident…. Read More »
Police Arrest Man Following Knoxville Crash that Injures Woman and Damages School Bus
Knoxville, TN (February 17, 2021) The Knoxville Police Department on February 18th arrested a man in connection to a shooting that both injured a woman and damaged a Knox County school bus. The arrest occurred after Knoxville Police responded to North Central Street and Atlantic Avenue on February 17th in connection to a reported… Read More »
What to Expect at Your Personal Injury Case Deposition
If you are involved in a personal injury trial, the time may come when you are called to sit for a deposition. This may seem scary to you – maybe you’ve heard stories of depositions, or maybe you’ve been deposed before. But in truth, your personal injury deposition is nothing to be afraid of…. Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Crash on Interstate 40 Closes Westbound Lanes
Lebanon, TN (February 16, 2021) The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports that one tractor-trailer crash closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 close to Lebanon around 6:30 in the morning at mile marker 240. This accident is one of at least five crashes involving tractor-trailers that have delayed traffic along Interstate 40 recently in… Read More »
Pedestrian Seriously Injured Following West Knoxville Hit-And-Run
Knoxville, TN (February 15, 2021) The Knoxville Police Department is currently investigating a hit and run accident on the night of February that injured one pedestrian. Law enforcement responded to North Cedar Bluff Road for a reported hit and run accident and based on witness statements and evidence collected were able to determine that… Read More »
Proving Causation in Injury Cases Can be a Challenge
Someone does something wrong or acts in a careless and negligent way. Someone else is injured. You prove both. Case closed? Not quite. You still have to connect the two to one another. Doing that requires showing legal causation. What is Causation? Many of us know what cause is, as it’s a word that… Read More »
Icy Roads in Hartsville Cause Crash Involving Tennessee Deputy
Hartsville, TN (February 14, 2021) A Tennessee deputy was involved in a rollover crash that occurred on the morning of February 14th. The Trousdale County Sheriff’s Office states that the deputy was on his way to work when he struck black ice. His patrol vehicle then exited the road and went down an embankment…. Read More »
Injury Reported in Tractor-Trailer Crash on Interstate 40
Putnam County, TN (February 14, 2021) The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medical workers responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 40 in Putnam County on February 14th. Law enforcement states that the driver was traveling west at the 238 mile marker of Interstate 40 when his tractor-trailer exited the road, flipped onto its… Read More »
