A 27-year-old Walland motorist was recently charged with vehicular homicide, assault, and reckless endangerment in connection with a deadly three-car crash on U.S. Highway 411 in Blount County. According to local authorities, the man was northbound on the roadway when he attempted to pass another motorist at a high rate of speed in the center…
Continue reading ›Tennesse and Blount county roads are well travelled, and not everyone drives safely or obeys the rules. With so many cars on the road, car accidents are inevitable and regularly reported in the media. If you have been injured or lost a loved one due the the negligent driving of another, you should speak with…
Continue reading ›2014 is only a few days away and it is time to say goodbye to 2013. Many Knoxville and Maryville residents will mark the event by watching Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. However, the more social among us may want to ring in the new year with other people. There is…
Continue reading ›At the same time a 23-year-old University of Tennessee Honors graduate was getting behind the wheel of his vehicle after drinking, a young, pregnant mother was heading out to help a friend who had run out of gas. Their worlds collided violently when that 23-year-old student slammed into the young mother, killing her, her unborn…
Continue reading ›A drunk driving car accident in Tennessee 41-years-ago is remembered by signs on the side of the road on Murfreesboro Road near Clovercoft Road. That night, the lives of two residents changed forever. A woman involved in the accident, who was seven months pregnant at the time, remembers it vividly. She says her husband, herself,…
Continue reading ›“Real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” is the message to remember this Super Bowl Sunday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee Department of Safety and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) are all pushing that message during Super Bowl XLVI. It’s the second most dangerous day to be on our roadways. It ranked in…
Continue reading ›The number of car and trucking accidents in Maryville and elsewhere throughout the state took more lives in 2010 than in 2009 despite an announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that claimed the U.S. saw its lowest number of traffic fatalities since 1949. In 2010, there were roughly 33,000 people who died…
Continue reading ›A County Election Commissioner in East Tennessee is facing charges of DUI and vehicular homicide after a Cocke County bicycle accident that killed a 21-year-old Vermont woman, The Republic reported. Knoxville bicycle accident attorneys understand the risk cyclists face throughout the Tennessee summer. Those risks are exacerbated anytime a drunk driver hits the road. Drivers…
Continue reading ›A number of teens gathered at the Tennessee Teen Institute (TTI) at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville to discuss the importance, and raise awareness of, teen and drunk driving car accidents in Tennessee. The camp invited teens from ages 13- to 18-years-old from across the state, according to the Jackson Sun. About 350 teens…
Continue reading ›A relief pitcher for the Tennessee Smokies was reportedly the victim of a hit-and-run car accident in Knoxville early last Friday morning, according to KnoxNews. The pitcher, Ty’Relle Harris, suffered a leg injury and was taken by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. These injuries were reported to by non-life threatening. He remains…
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