Category Archives: Trucking Accidents
Trucks Overturn After Two Knoxville Crashes
Knoxville, TN (September 28, 2020) Two trucks overturned the morning of September 28th in Knoxville. First, a tractor-trailer overturned in North Knoxville at the intersection of North Broadway and West Fifth Avenue. The second accident occurred in South Knoxville and involved a truck that brought down utility lines at the intersection of Busbee Road… Read More »
Truck Accident Occurs in Crossville
Crossville, TN (September 25, 2020) Emergency workers responded to the scene of a pickup truck crash around 2 p.m. on September 25th that occurred on Crossville’s Old Jamestown Highway. The truck left the road and collided with a utility pole. A detailed accident report that will help establish more details about the cause of… Read More »
Truck Accident Delays Traffic in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (September 25, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred in Cumberland County around 4 a.m. that delayed traffic but fortunately did not result in any injuries. Law enforcement reports that a United States Postal Service tractor trailer was traveling west around the 313 mile marker on Interstate 40 when the truck’s driver… Read More »
Dump Truck Driver Injured in Putnam County Accident
Putnam County, TN (September 22, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred on Highway 70 North in Putnam County late in the morning of September 22 that left one driver injured. Law enforcement reports that a dump truck traveling west exited the right side of the road and came back onto the asphalt, which caused… Read More »
Truck Collides with Bridge in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (September 18, 2020) A large truck struck a bridge on Interstate 40 eastbound close to the 329 exit on September 18th. Due to the crash and blockage of the right lane, eastbound traffic was temporarily slowed. Law enforcement estimated that the accident would be cleared the evening of the 18th. Additional… Read More »
Sixth Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict Awarding No Damages to Injured Tennessee School Student
On the morning of October 23, 2014, a 13-year-old middle school student in Shelby County, Tennessee, walked to his bus stop. The bus was supposed to arrive at 7:35 a.m. But as it turned out, the drive was running several minutes earlier, and came and went from the stop before the student arrived. When… Read More »
Log Truck Causes Vehicle Rollover in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (September 10, 2020) On the afternoon of September 10th, the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 68 in Cumberland County’s Grassy Cove area. The crash occurred when a log truck crossed into the lane of a BMW driver who was traveling in a lane… Read More »
Dump Truck Overturns on Highway 70 East
Cumberland County, TN (August 31, 2020) An accident occurred the morning of August 31st in Cumberland County that blocked a lane of Highway 70 East for more than an hour. The Tennessee Highway Patrol later reported that a GMC dump truck was traveling east when a 2015 Toyota Camry pulled onto Highway 70 East… Read More »
Tractor Trailer Overturns on Interstate 40
Wilson County, TN (August 23, 2020) One individual was transported to a medical facility following an accident the afternoon of August 23rd that left a tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 40. The driver of a Nissan Altima was trying to merge onto Interstate 40 at mile marker 238 when she collided with the back… Read More »
Johnson City Woman Killed in Truck Accident
Johnson City, TN (August 6, 2020) A Johnson City woman was killed in a vehicle accident and subsequent fire that occurred on Interstate 81 on August 6th. The woman’s passenger vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer, which swerved to avoid the smaller vehicle but ended up colliding with the passenger’s vehicle rear. As… Read More »
