Injuries Reported After Crash on Highway 11E in Washington County
Washington County, TN (December 1, 2020) A multiple vehicle accident occurred on the morning of December 1 in Washington County resulted in injuries. According to Washington County Emergency Communications, the accident was reported on Highway 11E at the intersection of Minga Drive, which is located between Johnson City and Jonesborough. Injuries have been reported at the crash, but it remains uncertain how many injuries and the extent of injuries that were involved. Drivers who are passing through the area are advised to use caution.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has emphasized that intersections see a large number of car crashes because these locations present the opportunity for various driving patterns like turning left, crossing over, and turning right to conflict with one another. To be sure, 36% or 787,236 of the accidents studied by the agency’s National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey occurred at intersections. Some of the factors involved with these intersection crashes include false assumption of other driver’s actions, turning with an obstructed view, illegal maneuvers, and distractions.
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