Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Multiple Vehicle Crash Occurs in Knox County
Knox County, TN (January 13, 2021) WATE’s Traffic Map reports that a multiple vehicle crash occurred at 11:17 AM on the morning of January 13th on State Route 62 North in Knox County. The crash was expected to be cleared by 12:18 p.m., but drivers are advised to exercise caution while passing through the… Read More »
Knoxville Man Arrested After DUI Crash
Knoxville, TN (January 11, 2021) Knoxville law enforcement reports that a man was recently placed in custody after he was found driving under the influence with his child in the vehicle. Police responded to the report of a vehicle that had run off the road and down an embankment in the 5700 block of… Read More »
Woman and Child Rescued from Burning Car in Gray
Gray, TN (January 13, 2021) Law enforcement states that a mother and child were pulled from a burning vehicle on the evening of January 13th following a crash. The two vehicle collision occurred on Delmer Salts Road. Washington County law enforcement reported that the child was nine months old. The mother is reported to… Read More »
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 »