Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Single Vehicle Accident Occurs on Interstate 40
Cumberland County, TN (October 27, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred on October 27th around 5:30 AM on Interstate 40 Westbound mile marker 337 in Cumberland County. Due to the accident, the right lane of westbound Interstate 40 as well as the right shoulder were temporarily blocked. Additional details about the accident including what… Read More »
C.R. Bard Faces New Tennessee Lawsuit Over Defective IVC Filters
Doctors often implant small medical devices known as IVC filters into a patient’s inferior vena cava–a large vein near the heart–to help catch potentially fatal blood clots. These filters are only meant to be a temporary solution, however, and need to be removed once the risk of blood clots is no longer an immediate… Read More »
Pedestrian Killed After Vehicle Collision in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (October 26, 2020) A woman was killed on October 26th after she was struck by several vehicles on Interstate 40 in Knoxville. Law enforcement responded to an accident involving a pedestrian on Interstate 40 West east of West Hills around 9:45 pm on October 26th. Early details about the accident reveal that… Read More »
Highway 111 Crash Results In Injuries
Cookeville, TN (October 26, 2020) The Cookeville Police Department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and Putnam County emergency responded to the scene of an accident, which resulted in injuries, on the northbound side of Highway 111 on October 26th. Additional details about the accident including what caused the collision are still pending. Motorists who are… Read More »
Loudon County Car Crash Leaves Several Injured
Greenback, TN (October 25, 2020) The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a car crash in Greenback on October 25th. Multiple injuries were reported as a result of the accident, which occurred on State Route 444 shortly before US Highway 321. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office requested that motorists temporarily avoid the area while… Read More »
12-Year-Old Falls from Moving Car in Rockwood
Rockwood, TN (October 25, 2020) Rockwood law enforcement and emergency workers went to North Wilder and Dunn Street on October 25th after a 12-year-old fell from a moving vehicle. The 60-year-old driver informed law enforcement that she had let the girl as well as another minor ride on the vehicle’s trunk. When the vehicle… Read More »
Law Enforcement Involved in Oak Ridge Highway Crash
Knox County, TN (October 23, 2020) Law enforcement states that an officer and another motorist were traveling in opposite directions around the Cherokee Caverns area in Knox County on October 24th when the other motorist attempted to turn left into a parking lot. This caused the officer to strike the other motorist at a… Read More »
Lanes of Interstate 40 West Near Exit 407 Close After Cargo Fire
Sevierville, TN (October 24, 2020) All lanes of Interstate 40 west at exit 407 were temporarily closed following a vehicle firethat occurred around 3 p.m. on October 24th. Law enforcement temporarily requested that drivers avoid the area, while traffic was diverted around the crash. No additional details about what caused the fire or any… Read More »
Law Enforcement Responds to School Bus Crash in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (October 24, 2020) The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to an accident on October 24th that involved a vehicle and a school bus in eastern Cumberland County. Law enforcement reports that the bus was traveling north on Allen Drive when it came to a halt due to a stop sign. The driver… Read More »
Cocke County Hit and Run Leaves One Dead
Cocke County, TN (September 21, 2020) The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that it is attempting to locate the driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 40 in Cocke County on the night of September 21st. Before the deadly accident, motorists called emergency services and reported a man was hitchhiking… Read More »