Tennessee has a lot of two-lane highways, with one lane in each direction. One fairly sure way to cause a car crash is to pass a car on a two-lane highway without being sure that there is no oncoming traffic approaching in the other lane. Just prior to pulling out...
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Some boating accidents may be prevented by mandatory inspections
Automobiles must pass through periodic inspections to assure their basic functional safety. Trucks, trains and planes must be certified as fit through similar checkups. Recreational boats, which are proportionally involved in just as many reported accidents as those...
Driver dies in single vehicle car crash that injures 2 others
When an auto accident occurs in Tennessee or any other state, injured passengers are generally entitled to collect from the driver of the vehicle they occupied, but only if their injuries were caused substantially by that driver's negligence. The same applies, of...
Fort Campbell soldier in custody as car crash kills 1, injures 1
Rear end collisions are well known for causing whiplash type injuries, which are often quite disabling. However, a rear-end car crash can sometimes also cause death. An example in Tennessee occurred on Nov. 14, at about 2:45 a.m., when a 26-year-old soldier from Fort...
Have you suffered a personal injury in a Tennessee accident?
Thousands of motorists share the roadways in Tennessee each day. Every person behind the wheel of a car is expected to drive safely and adhere to traffic laws. When accidents occur, many become innocent victims who suffer personal injuries because of another driver's...
Car crash on two-lane highway kills 2, injures 4
A highway that has two lanes, with only one lane going in each direction, can be a road where many accidents occur. In Tennessee and elsewhere, a motorist must use due care in passing in these circumstances. Where a car crash occurs due to improper passing, the driver...
Work Visas Spark Union Protests: Why Build Roofs or Igloo Coolers With Foreign Workers?
Work Visas Spark Union Protests: Why Build Roofs or Igloo Coolers With Foreign Workers? Unions challenge work visasEmployers say they need more foreign labor to fill U.S. gapBy L.M. SixelNovember 6, 2015 Updated: November 6, 2015...
Fatal car crash was caused by decedent, innocent driver injured
When death occurs in a vehicular accident in Tennessee, the investigating authorities will attempt to determine whether one or more drivers were at fault in causing the fatality. They will make the same evaluation regarding the liability of any drivers to any of those...
2 killed, 2 injured when police chase triggers car accidents
The speed and recklessness involved in most police chases make it easy to see why many of them end in crashes. The unfortunate thing about these crashes is that innocent motorists often find themselves involved. A fatal crash in Tennessee on Oct. 23 demonstrates...
Officers hit and injured while investigating a car crash on I75
A dangerous situation can occur when two people engage in a heated, emotional argument while driving on a highway. The necessity of safe driving can become nearly impossible when one or both of the arguing parties loses all emotional control. This happened recently in...

