Roads Slick, Snow Covered; Officials Urge People To Stay Off Roads
Roads across the Upper Cumberland reported snow covered and slick Monday morning. Most areas received three to four inches of snow from Sunday evening through early Monday morning. After a break, radar shows snowfall filling back in across the region. Emergency management officials urged residents to stay off the road. Fentress County officials reported the […]
Baxter Police Chief Says New Distracted Driver Law Will Be Priority
Baxter Police Chief Danny Holmes said a new distracted driving law that goes into effect Monday will be a priority for enforcement. The Eddie Conrad Act increases the number of points that can be charged to a person’s driving record if they are pulled over for being distracted by a cell phone. Holmes said people […]
Trucks Continue To Use Left Lane Going Up Monterey Mountain On I-40
Despite increased signage, tractor trailer trucks continue to drive in the left lane of Interstate 40 going from Cookeville to Monterey. Putnam County officials asked the state to strengthen the rules in recent years after wrecks bottlenecked the roadway, many of them caused by slow moving trucks. However, in three separate trips up I-40 in […]
One Victim In Fatal Motorcycle Accident Sunday
One person died Sunday after a motorcycle accident on I-40. 32-year-old Nicole Siems was traveling west on I-40 near mile marker 290 and attempted to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle left the travel lane on the left shoulder, striking the cable barrier and post. Siems came to final rest near the point of impact, and […]
One Dead After Tuesday Night Highway 111 Accident
An 81-year-old man has died as the result of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 111 in Overton County Tuesday evening. William Gorman was traveling north on Highway 111 when he turned to cross the southbound lane to Sulphur Road. 30-year-old Dakota Leezer then struck Gorman’s vehicle on the passenger side. Both drivers were injured. Gorman […]
Nashville Woman Facing Four Charges After Thursday Wreck
A Nashville woman is facing four charges following a Thursday morning wreck at the 301 exit ramp on I-40. 29-year-old Elizabeth Guinn was traveling west when she went off the road and into the right shoulder of the exit ramp and rear-ended a parked tractor-trailer. Guinn faces charges of a DUI, Possession of Controlled Substance, […]
Two Possible Injuries After Highway 70 Accident Thursday
Two possible injuries after an accident on Monterey’s Highway 70 Thursday morning. 59-year-old Christopher Crowley of Huntsville, Tennessee was attempting to turn left into the Hardee’s parking lot. Crowley failed to yield to the vehicle of 54-year-old Daren Melton of Monterey, Tennessee, and struck his vehicle. Crowley and his passenger 45-year-old Connie Van Pelt, also […]
Two Airlifted In Sunday Car Accident On SR-56
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in DeKalb County Sunday evening. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol 30-year-old Victoria Loudermilk of Cookeville was traveling on State Route 56 when her vehicle crossed the center line and into the vehicle of 70-year-old Michael Schaefer of Munford, Tennessee. Loudermilk and Schaefer sustained what are believed to […]
Cookeville Juvenile Life-Flighted To Vanderbilt Monday Night
A three-year-old Cookeville boy was life-flighted to Vanderbilt Hospital Monday night after being hit by a car. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 17-year-old Buffalo Valley juvenile was traveling east on Highway 70 near Falcon Point when the 3-year-old ran across the road into the vehicle’s path. The driver and […]
Two Life Flighted After Monday Highway 111 Accident
An accident that slowed traffic on Highway 111 in Putnam County Monday resulted in two life flights to Vanderbilt. 78-year-old Nancy Delany of Cookeville was traveling north in the south bound lane when she struck the Nissan Altima of 33-year-old Christopher Meness of Cookeville head on. Delany was life flighted to Vanderbilt from the scene. […]
