Two Injured In Sunday Morning Putnam County Collision
One person was airlifted with suspected serious injuries to Skyline Medical Center after a two-vehicle collision in Putnam County Sunday. 55-year-old Michael Dodson of Seguin-Guadalupe, Texas was traveling on State Route 56 when the vehicle of 69-year-old Reba W. Rodgers from Baxter turned into his path. Dodson’s motorcycle struck the front of Rodgers’ Ford Fusion […]
Tractor-Trailer Catching On Fire Slows I-40 Traffic Wednesday
A tractor-trailer loaded with frozen turkeys caught fire on I-40 Wednesday morning at the 268-mile marker. According to a report from THP, one of the brakes on the trailer locked causing it to overheat and eventually catch fire, burning the trailer and its contents. The tractor was able to disconnect before the trailer could cause […]
Three Injured In Monday Highway 111 Accident
Two adults and one minor were injured after a sedan struck the rear of a farm tractor on Highway 111 Monday evening. 31-year-old Jeffrey Usrey of Quebeck and 57-year-old Tammy Brumfield of Sparta sustained injuries riding as passengers in the 2022 Hyundai Elantra driven by 27-year-old Samantha Osborn. An eight-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries. Osborn […]
Hendersonville Man Facing Felony Charges After Tuesday Spring St. Crash
A Hendersonville man is facing felony charges following an incident on Highway 70 Tuesday afternoon. 34-year-old Samuel Quinnton Edwards is charged with felony evading arrest by motor vehicle, felon in possession of a handgun, felony possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, felony possession of a handgun during the commission of a felony, leaving a scene of […]
Alpine Man Facing Three Charges After Thursday Collision
An Alpine, Tennessee man facing three charges following an accident on Hilham Highway in Overton on Thursday. 34-year-old James Leonard Vaughn was driving westbound on State Route 85 when he drifted into the eastbound lane and struck the vehicle of 25-year-old Daniel Flatt of Monroe head-on. Vaughn is facing DUI, Vehicular Assault, and Driving on […]
Cookeville Man Dies In Wednesday Night Motorcycle Accident
A Cookeville man has died as the result of a Wednesday night motorcycle accident. 33-year-old Landon Rice was traveling on Hawkins Crawford Road around 9 p.m. when his 2009 Kawasaki Motorcycle left the left side of the roadway striking a tree. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol, the vehicle broke into two pieces coming to its […]
Cookeville Woman Injured In Wednesday I-40 Accident
A Cookeville woman was injured Wednesday morning in an I-40 accident in Putnam County. 61-year-old Marianne Brown was traveling east in a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro when she struck the rear of a 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor driven by 65-year-old Ronald Vosekuil of Spartanburg, South Carolina. After striking the vehicle, Brown then ran into a guardrail on […]
Two Dead After Smith Co. Semi-Truck Collision
Two people have died after a two semi-truck crash on I-40 in Smith County Thursday morning. 30-year-old Omar Sosa De La Cruz of Bradenton, Florida was traveling with 37-year-old Erisbel Cruz Cid of Hialeah, Florida in a 2010 Freightliner. De La Cruz struck the 2021 Peterbilt driven by 68-year-old Gene Lundgren of Shenandoah, Iowa causing […]
Sparta Man Charged After THP Bomb Squad Called
The Tennessee Highway Patrol Bomb Squad called in Tuesday night when a Sparta man was pulled over for a headlight out. 40-year old Shane Gray charged with carrying prohibited weapons, possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell, armed dangerous felony, and sale and delivery of a schedule VI drug. DeKalb County Sheriffs […]
One Dead After Nashville Hwy Single-Vehicle Crash On Sunday
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash around 5 a.m. Sunday morning. 23-year-old Cesar Flavio of Tennessee was traveling westbound in a 1998 Ford Explorer on Nashville Highway when his vehicle left the right side of the road way and hit an embankment. The vehicle went airborne and rolled multiple times striking a mailbox, […]
