Tag Archives: Damages
Accident occurs at intersection, frequent crash site
Along with police investigators, the Tennessee Department of Transportation looked into a crash that occurred on Dec. 16 in Greenville. The accident involving a tractor-trailer took place at the intersection of U.S. 11E and Bridge Burners Boulevard, and the intersection was a frequent crash site, which lead to safety improvements completed by TDOT in… Read More »
Rear-end collision on I-40 West kills 1, injures 2
Officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that a rear-end collision that occurred on Dec. 18 near Lovell Road killed one man and injured two others. The accident reportedly occurred just before 4:00 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 40. According to officers, a 40-year-old Knoxville man was driving a 2003 Toyota west… Read More »
Tennessee bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle
According to authorities, a 55-year-old dentist from Columbia was killed on Dec. 1, when a vehicle struck him as he was bicycling on Bryant Station Road. The accident reportedly occurred at 6:22 a.m. Authorities reported that a 25-year-old driver was approaching a curve on Bryant Station Road when she struck the 55-year-old cyclist, who… Read More »
1 killed in Tennessee head on collision
One person was killed in a head-on collision in Erin on Nov. 3. The fatal accident took place just before 6 p.m. on Highway 49, about 70 miles northwest from Nashville. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fatal auto accident occurred when a 45-year-old Erin woman, driving a Dodge Ram, and headed west… Read More »
Fatal 3-car accident leaves two dead in Tennessee
On October 25, an accident that occurred on Interstate 240 killed two individuals. Other people were also injured, but media reports did not specify the amount of victims. Officials said that the fatal wreck took place during the early morning hours when a vehicle, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed, struck a… Read More »
A statistical portrait of motorcycle accidents
Motorcyclists in Tennessee may or may not be fully aware of the risks associated with motorcycle accidents. In 2012, there were approximately 93,000 injuries due to motorcycle accidents countrywide, according to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In that same year, 4,957 motorcycle riders were killed due to traffic accidents. These… Read More »
Tennessee woman speaks out about recent I-40 accident
On Friday, Oct. 3, a six-car pile-up resulted in four injuries and the death of a family of four from Kentucky. According to investigators, the accident occurred in the evening when four vehicles collided with two vehicles that were stopped in the middle lane of Interstate 40 for an unknown reason. A Tennessee woman… Read More »
2 killed and 1 injured by I-24 crash in Tennessee
At just after 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, a semi-truck crashed into the back of a stalled or stopped car on Interstate 24 near La Vergne around mile marker 63. The 23-year-old Murfreesboro driver of the car died in the crash, and her 22-year-old passenger died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Oct. 1…. Read More »
Financial costs of car accidents for victims and others
Car accidents can inflict incalculable physical and emotional damage upon the people involved in them, but the financial ramifications stemming from these accidents can be manifold and measured. Recent studies indicate that a car accident happens every 14 seconds in the United States, and the average liability claim for injuries suffered in an auto… Read More »
Tennessee crash kills pickup truck driver
On Aug. 29, a 50-year-old man driving a Chevrolet pickup truck was killed in an accident at the intersection of East Center Street and Eastman Road in Kingsport. According to authorities, the 9:30 a.m. accident occurred when a car driven by a 19-year-old woman crashed into the pickup truck as its 50-year-old driver was… Read More »
