Category Archives: Car Accident
Road Construction Work Hit by Side Mirror in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (July 29, 2020) A road construction worker in Cumberland County was nearly injured on July 29th after he was struck by a side mirror on a vehicle. Law enforcement responded to Old Mail Road where the work told them that he had just finished loading a skid steer, got off a… Read More »
Knoxville Man Killed in Blount County Car Accident
Blount County, TN (July 28, 2020) Blount County law enforcement confirmed that a Knoxville man was killed in a car accident on the evening of July 28. Deputies stated that the accident occurred on Old Walland Highway near Melrose Station Road. A motorist driving a Ford Explorer was climbing a hill when he lost… Read More »
Morgan County Fatality After Vehicle Drivers Under Tractor Trailer
Morgan County, TN (July 27, 2020) Fireworks and medical workers went on the morning of July 27 to the scene of an accident in the Stephens community. Initial reports reveal that an accident occurred on Highway 62 in Morgan County when a vehicle drove under a tractor trailer, which was pulling a mobile home…. Read More »
Trailer Turns Over on Interstate 40
Roane County, Tn (July 26, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 40 in Roane County that resulted in at least one motorist getting injured. Highway Patrol reports that a Yukon was traveling west near the 352 mile marker pulling a trailer when the motorist felt the trailer shake and lost control of… Read More »
Tennessee Law Enforcement Responds to Two Accidents on I-40
Cumberland County, TN (July 26, 2020) The Tennessee Highway Patrol in the early afternoon of July 26 responded to two accidents that occurred at the 316 mile marker of Interstate 40 in Cumberland Country. One law enforcement officer commented that a tractor trailer driver rear-ended a 2020 Camry. Both drivers were fortunately not injured… Read More »
Driver Experiences Minor Injuries After Being Pinned in Tractor-Trailer
Knoxville, TN (July 23, 2020) A tractor-trailer driver was pinned in his vehicle recently, but the Knox County Rural Metro Fire Department reports that he received only minor injuries. Responders from Rural Metro Fire and Knox County responded before 1 p.m. to Lovell Road near Interstate 40 in West Knox County. Workers discovered that… Read More »
Woman Escapes Cumberland County Accident Without Injuries
Cumberland County, TN (July 20, 2020) A Cumberland County woman was recently involved in a single vehicle accident early on the afternoon of July 20th. Law enforcement states that the woman’s Ford vehicle was traveling north on Lantana Road when she ran off the right side of the road and collided with a utility… Read More »
Woman Killed in Putnam County Car Accident
Putnam County, TN (July 23, 2020) A woman from Fentress County was killed early in the morning on July 23rd in a vehicle accident in eastern Putnam County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that the woman was driving her Nissan Sentra west on State Highway 62 when the vehicle left the road and struck… Read More »
Knox County Road Shut Down Following Crash
Knoxville, TN (July 24, 2020) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has requested that drivers take an alternate route following an accident on Westland Drive on July 24th. The accident took place around 11 a.m. in the 10055 block of Westland Drive. No injuries are reported due to the crash, which resulted in at least… Read More »
Oldham Avenue Blocked Due to Overturned Vehicle
Knox County, TN (July 23, 2020) West Oldham Avenue exit on Interstate 275 was blocked due to an overturned vehicle. The incident was reported at 9:50 am, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation estimated that the accident would be cleared by 11 am. Additional details about how the accident occurred are pending. Safecar.gov reports… Read More »
