Category: Auto Accidents

November 09, 2015

presented by: Gary Massey Shelby County, TN, was recently the lucky recipient of almost $1 million from the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to fund its work against drunk driving. The money is earmarked in part for covering the costs of prosecuting DUI offenders, including […]

November 05, 2015

Hawkins County, TN, has the dubious distinction of being an area of the state in which fatal car accidents have increased recently. It’s due to a factor that’s deceptively difficult to combat: lack of seatbelt use. The fateful decision not to buckle up has cost […]

November 01, 2015

It has happened to all of us at some point: as we’re driving, something pulls our attention away from where it should be and we end up focused on something other than the road. Most of the time we refocus before any harm is done […]

October 20, 2015

presented by: Gary Massey According to numbers gathered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2013 there were approximately 424,000 people hurt in crashes caused by distracted driving. Per the website Distraction.gov (the U.S. government website devoted to fighting the distracted driving epidemic), there were […]

September 05, 2014

, Gary Massey and Danny Ellis, have filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County on behalf of a bicyclist who was struck by a motor vehicle in August 2013.  The collision occurred at the intersection of Frazier Avenue and Tremont Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The defendants […]

October 18, 2012

A Knoxville motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 15-year-old Karns High School student after his bike collided with a car on West Emory Road recently, according to an article in The Knoxville News. The young man was riding near Copper Ridge Road when he began […]

October 16, 2012

Automaker Toyota recently announced a recall of several vehicle makes and models due to a risk of fire in the driver’s side door, according to an article in the MIT Tech. The recall affects 7.4 million vehicles worldwide and 2.5 million in the United States. The […]

Agricultural Exemptions Make Trucking Easier – But Do They Also Increase Truck Accident Risks?

October 12, 2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced a new exemption for truck drivers and trucking companies involved in transporting agricultural goods and equipment – everything from farm tractors to loads of milk or beets. While the exemption is intended to help farmers and […]

September 28, 2012

presented by: Gary Massey A recent Sevier County crash claimed two lives when an SUV collided with a church van, according to a recent news report from WATE. The crash occurred on Chapman Highway, not far from Zion Hill Church Road. The fatal car crash […]

September 18, 2012

The dangers of texting and driving are well documented by recent studies. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the average text – sending or receiving – takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds. At 55 miles per hour, your […]