Carjacking Arrest Made In Monterey, Two Vehicles Stolen
A carjacking suspect made his way to Monterey in two stolen vehicles before being arrested Tuesday. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the suspect Noah Hill wrecked a Kentucky stolen vehicle before hijacking a vehicle and forcing a woman to drive him to the McGugins Shell in Monterey. Farris said this is an example to […]
Car’s Digital Dashboards Adding To Road Distractions
New vehicles are continuing to add larger screens to their dashboards, with Mercedes unveiling a 56 inch screen this month. Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said this is one more thing to pull drivers attention from the roads. Christian said Highway Patrol has seen an uptick in distracted driving, and these screens are one […]
Two Injured In Highway 96 Accident Wednesday
A Chestnut Mound man and a passenger were transported to the hospital after a Wednesday afternoon accident. It happened just after 1pm along Highway 96 in Putnam County. A vehicle driven by 24-year-old Harold E. Tunnicliff III crossed the center line in a curve. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and […]
Cookeville Teen Dies In Christmas Eve Wreck
An 18-year-old Cookeville resident died Christmas Eve when she lost control of her vehicle and struck another vehicle on Hilham Road. Weather played a part in the incident according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Catie Scott of Cookeville was traveling northbound on Hilham Road when she lost control of her vehicle […]
127 Wreck Kills One Clarkrange Woman, Injures Another
A Clarkrange woman died and another was injured in a head-on collision along Highway 127 in Cumberland County Saturday afternoon. 37-year old Evelyn Dyer died when her car crossed from the southbound lanes into the path of a vehicle driven by 57-year old Norma Cross. According to the preliminary report of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, […]
Impaired Driving Enforcement Gearing Up For Holiday Season
Law Enforcement is keying in on drunk and impaired driving this holiday season, because they would rather make a DUI arrest than see a death on the roads. Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said from now until the New Year drivers need to make the right decision on getting home during Booze it and […]
Two Airlifted From Putnam Crash
Two people airlifted from highway 111 in Putnam County Thursday afternoon after a two-vehicle accident. A vehicle driven by 48-year-old Dawn Callihan of Cookeville tried to cross the northbound lanes from a private drive. Callihan pulled into the path of 28-year-old Avery Morgan of Livingston. Morgan’s vehicle struck Callihan’s vehicle in the drivers side. Callihan’s […]
Sparta Man Dies After Being Struck By Truck
A pedestrian died along Highway 55 in Warren County just before daybreak Wednesday when he was struck by a truck. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Bobby Baker of Sparta died when the Freightliner truck driven by Michael Bradford of Rossville, Georgia struck him. Baker was standing in the middle […]
Four Teens Injured In Highway 111 Accident
A two-vehicle accident on Highway 111 sent five people to the hospital Wednesday morning including two via life-flight. The accident happened near Quinland Lake Road in Algood. A vehicle driven by a juvenile had stalled in the left lane of travel. The driver was working on the car when it was hit in the rear […]
2 Gainesboro Children Critically Injured In ATV Accident
Two Gainesboro children were critically injured Sunday afternoon when a driver hit a disabled ATV the two were trying to help move. The accident happened around 1:30pm Sunday along Stacy Cemetery Road. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the two children were helping their father move the ATV from the roadway. […]
