Category: Auto Accidents

October 12, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Summer camping season may be over, but there’s still time to enjoy a trip in the family RV. Many drivers take recreational vehicle (RV) trips in the fall, whether it’s to follow their favorite football team to an away game or […]

October 10, 2011

The term distracted driving has been more frequently used with the widespread use of cellular phones by drivers and with the passing of laws in many states to ban the dangerous use of this device while behind the wheel. Distracted driving can include the wide […]

September 19, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Despite efforts to ensure Tennessee motorcyclists are properly licensed, the rate of motorcycle accidents that cause injury or death has risen steadily in recent years, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety. In its 2009 “Tennessee Motorcycle Crash Statistics” report, the […]

September 01, 2011

Tennessee’s state and local law enforcement officials, along with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Organizations (GHSO), the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Organization (NHTSA), and the Governors’ Highway Safety Organization (GHSA) are planning events and increased police patrols as Tennessee joins the national “Drive Sober […]

August 29, 2011

A cooking grill that fell from somebody’s vehicle onto Interstate 24 recently caused multiple accidents, including a motorcycle accident that hospitalized a Chattanooga man, according to a recent news report from WRCB. The large gas grill apparently fell from the back of a pickup truck, according […]

August 15, 2011

Recently, a 14-year-old resident of Columbia, Tennessee, lost her life and eleven other people were injured when the 15-passenger church van they were riding in overturned on I-40 near Waverly, according to a recent report in The Tennessean. The group was coming back from an all-night […]

August 12, 2011

Two separate cars were involved in a hit-and-run accident on Old Newport Highway in Sevier County recently, leaving a 29-year-old woman injured and her horse, Little Man, dead, reports KnoxNews.com. The woman, a resident of Sevier County, was riding Little Man along the edge of the […]

July 27, 2011

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal government organization whose job is to investigate airplane accidents in the U.S. The NTSB is not part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Rather, the NTSB’s sole job is to find out what caused each […]

Tennessee Family Faces Third Loss in Boating Accident

July 22, 2011

A Tennessee man’s body was recently recovered from Panther Creek a few days after he had left his boat to go for a swim, reports The Times Daily. The loss marks the third member of the man’s family to lose their life in the Tennessee River; […]

July 18, 2011

Drivers who allow distractions or other events to take their attention from the road now face stricter penalties in Tennessee if their neglect causes another person’s injury or death, according to a recent article in The Herald-Citizen. The new law, which went into effect on July […]