Crossville Motorcyclist Injured Friday Night
A Crossville man sent to UT Medical Center via Lifestar Friday night after an accident along Bear Creek Road. 46-year-old Michael Hammons was traveling west on Bear Creek Road when he failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle fell to its right side, continued down the highway to a grass shoulder where the cycle struck […]
Three-Vehicle Wreck In Crossville Injures Two
A three-vehicle collision Thursday morning along Highway 70 in Crossville injured two Cumberland County residents. The accident happened just before 12 Noon on Highway 70 North. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. 26-year-old Richard Hodgin of Crossville attempted to pass a vehicle driven by 46-year-old Greg Horn. Hodgin saw an oncoming […]
Smithville Man Dies In SR96 Accident Thursday
A Smithville man died Thursday morning in an accident along State Route 96 in Dekalb County near Dale Ridge Road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports 41-year-old Brian E. Clark of Smithville died when his vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic striking a car head-on. The preliminary reports show Clark was not wearing a […]
Teen Driver Safety Week: Parents Talk To Drivers
This week is Teen Driver Safety Week and Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said there are a number of factors that affect teens while they are driving. Christian said it is not just phones that can distract teen drives but also the increased technology built into the car. For parents, Christian said communicating with […]
U Haul Truck Involved In I-40 Crash
A Tuesday afternoon crash along Interstate 40 sent a Murfreesboro man to Cumberland County Medical Center. 57-year-old Edward J. Matthews was driving a U-Haul box truck westbound around mile marker 325. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s preliminary report, the truck ran off the right side of the roadway, down an embankment and struck a […]
Silver Point Man Dies In Hwy 56 Accident
A Silver Point man died Monday afternoon in a two-car accident along Highway 56 in Dekalb County. 53-year-old Mickey James died when the car he was driving was struck by another vehicle traveling southbound. The car driven by 35-year-old Kevin Boersma crossed the center line in a curve and hit James’ vehicle. James died on […]
7 Injured Including 4 Kids In I-40 Accident
An overnight accident along Interstate 40 in Crossville left seven people injured, one critically. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the one-vehicle accident happened around 2:30am near mile marker 320. A vehicle driven by 48-year-old Dorthy Clark of Clinton ran across the left rumble strips. Clark over corrected and left the right side of the roadway. […]
Cookeville Woman Dies In Head-On Collision
A 53-year-old Cookeville woman died in a head-on collision Tuesday between Gainesboro and Baxter. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports Penny Maxwell died when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Tiffany Gaw of Baxter. Gaw was attempting to pass a vehicle towing a camper as she drove northbound. Gaw’s […]
Jackson County Man Arrested After Assaulting Deputy
A Jackson County man assaulted a deputy and fled to Putnam County before being arrested late Tuesday night. Christopher Ballard pushed down a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy, according to Captain Dennis Thrasher. “He attempted to pull the deputy down into a creek, which the deputy was able to break away from,” Thrasher said. “Of course […]
Hydroplaning Causes 4 I-40 Wrecks
The Tennessee Highway Patrol worked four accidents Thursday afternoon along a three-mile stretch of Interstate 40 as heavy rains pelted the region. A three-car pileup near mile marker 294 began the afternoon just before 3:00pm. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s preliminary report, the vehicle driven by Shibu Mammem John of Nashville slowed because of […]
