Tennessee HWY Patrol Increases Activity This Weekend
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning to have high visibility for Memorial Day Weekend and through the other summer months. THP to increase patrols and use a variety of traffic safety tools to prevent fatalities and injuries across the state during the holiday weekend. They plan on implementing seat belt and sobriety checkpoints as well as […]
Hydroplane Accident On Putnam County’s I-40 Injures One
A Nashville man injured Friday morning when his vehicle hydroplaned on Interstate 40 near mile marker 295. The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the incident around 7:45am Friday morning. 29-year old Nassar Oscar Dawson was travelling westbound in the right lane as he began hydroplaning. Dawson’s vehicle went into a counter-clockwise spin, leaving the left […]
11-Year Old Dies In Overton Off-Road Accident
An 11-year old juvenile died Thursday afternoon when an off-road vehicle flipped and trapped the child. The accident happened just before 6pm Thursday night on Rushing Springs Road in Overton County. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Polaris R40 was travelling southbound. As the driver negotiated a right-hand turn, the […]
Soddy Daisy Man Dies In I-40 Accident Monday Afternoon
A Soddy Daisy man died Monday when his tractor trailer left I-40 and collided with the Highway 56 overpass near Silver Point. 52-year-old Billy Holcomb of Soddy Daisy died when the truck left the right side of the roadway and impacted the overpass. The incident happened around 3pm Monday, tying up traffic for several hours. […]
Cookeville Woman Dies In Dekalb Crash Monday
A Cookeville teenager died Monday morning in a Dekalb County accident. 19-year-old Savannah Buckley died when she lost control of her vehicle along highway 70 and crossed the center line colliding with a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Ryan Robinson of Sparta. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Buckley’s vehicle did not […]
Motorcyclist Injured In Sunday Accident Along Nashville Highway
A Goodlettsville man was life-flighted to Vanderbilt Medical Center following a Sunday afternoon accident along Nashville Highway. The motorcycle of 20-year-old James Biggers crossed the center line striking a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Whitney Maxwell of Baxter in the left front side. Maxwell nor the child riding in the vehicle were injured, according to preliminary […]
Monterey Man Transported To CRMC After Striking Rock Embankment
A Monterey man was transported to Cookeville Regional after an accident on I-40 Thursday. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 63 year-old Randell Bale was travelling east on I-40 in the right hand lane. The left rear tire blew out causing his 1997 Ford Ranger to travel off the roadway, striking […]
Maryland Man Dies In US-70N Accident
A Maryland man lost his life early Sunday morning on Putnam County’s US 70N. 44-year-old Tony Lynn Mills was traveling westbound when he left the roadway on the right side. Mills travelled through the grass, striking a parking vehicle. According to the preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Mills vehicle then overturned and struck […]
Crossville Man Dies In I-40 DUI Crash
A Crossville man died Monday afternoon in a crash reportedly caused by a man driving while impaired. The incident happened on Interstate 40 around mile marker 302 just after 4pm Monday. 39-year-old Cipriano Mendez died when his vehicle was struck by the vehicle of 27-year old Jeffrey Skudlark II of McCrory, Arkansas. According to the […]
Dekalb Co. High School Senior Dies In Two Car Crash
A Dekalb County High School senior passed away Monday morning in a two car crash. Eighteen-year-old Cassie Maxwell of Alexandria lost her life while traveling on Highway 70 between Dowelltown and Liberty. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Maxwell was traveling east when she entered a right curve too fast and entered oncoming traffic. Maxwell […]
