Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Tractor-Trailer Crash Occurs on Interstate 40
Tractor-Trailer Crash Occurs on Interstate 40 Cumberland County, TN (January 27, 2021) The Tennessee Highway Patrol as well as medical workers responded to a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County around midnight on January 27th. Initial reports state that the driver of a Peterbilt tractor-trailer was operated by a driver who was… Read More »
Traumatic Brain Injuries May Be Hidden, But are Serious
You can’t look at a scan, X-Ray or MRI and see a brain injury. A brain injury often does not cause any type of gross, bloody scene, which, as humans, tells us that an injury is severe. Brain injuries may be slow to develop. All of these things make it easy to lessen the… Read More »
Multiple Vehicle Crash in Sullivan County Blocks Road
Sullivan County, TN (January 26, 2021) A crash occurred in Sullivan County on the morning of January 26th and consequently blocked all northbound lanes on Interstate 81. More specifically, The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported the crash occurred at mile marker 67 around 7 in the morning. While the crash was cleared by 8:30… Read More »
Cookeville Crash Claims Life of Mother and 2 Children
Cookeville, TN (January 26, 2021) Three people were killed in a crash that occurred in Cookeville on the morning of January 26th. The accident occurred around 8 in the morning close to the intersection of Willow Avenue and Interstate Drive. Law enforcement at the scene confirmed that the pursuit of a vehicle approaching an… Read More »
Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Settlement Agreements
If you settle a personal injury case, it is almost certain that the other side will require you to sign a settlement agreement, a document that memorializes the terms of your settlement. Of course, that document will detail what you get, as the victim—but it will also document some things that the liable party… Read More »
Minivan Drives Off Road and Collides with Power Pole in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (January 26, 2021) Rural Metro Fire as well as Knox County Rescue workers responded to calls about a car crasharound 3:30 in the morning on January 26th and found a minivan leaning against a utility pole. Fortunately, no injuries are reported as a result of the crash. The accident is reported to… Read More »
Electrical Fire Leads to Ambulance Damage
Cumberland County, TN (January 25, 2021) A Cumberland County ambulance experienced an electrical fire late on the morning of January 25th at Rotherham and Catoosa Boulevard. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as a result of the fire. The road, however, was temporarily blocked for a time as crews extinguished the blaze and towed the… Read More »
Driver Narrowly Avoids Injury Following Interstate 40 Crash
Loudon County, TN (January 25, 2021) A motorist narrowly avoided injury following a car crash that occurred on Interstate 40 in Loudon County on January 25th. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that the driver of a Chevy Sonic was traveling east at the 364 mile marker in the left lane when she approached a… Read More »
Hunter Placed in Custody Following Cumberland County Crash
Cumberland County, TN (January 23, 2021) Law enforcement in Cumberland County responded to a vehicle crash in the 900 block of Plateau Road late on January 23rd. The driver in the accident was found in the vehicle and was fortunately not injured. Law enforcement later determined that the driver’s license was revoked from a… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Drivers Avoid Injury on Interstate 40
Loudon County, TN (January 2 3, 2021) A tractor-trailer driver recently avoided injury following a vehicle crash that occurred at the 364 mile marker on Interstate 40 in Loudon County. The highway patrol says that the driver of a Peterbilt was traveling east when he ran off the road into the median and the… Read More »