Two vehicles driven by Tennessee citizens collided on Hwy 76 near the I-65 Interchange in White House on Aug. 22 at about 9 p.m. Three people suffered personal injury in the violent two-vehicle crash that totaled both a one-ton pickup truck and an SUV. It appears that...
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Retired teacher succumbs to fatal car accident injuries
A 78-year-old Tennessee teacher who retired in 2002 after 40 years of teaching passed away in the hospital on a recent Monday. His death from car accident injuries came one day after he was a passenger in a car that was involved in a head-on collision. The deceased...
Fatal car crash after car reenters I-640 from the shoulder
One thing that ruffles many drivers is when a vehicle off to the side of the highway reenters the roadway without sufficiently accounting for the safety of others already traveling on the highway. That kind of problem caused a fatal accident in Tennessee on...
Right-of-way is an important liability factor in car accidents
The basic negligence rules governing vehicular accidents are generally the same in all jurisdictions. Certain accidents that fall within the heart of a negligence principle will almost invariably be determined to have the same liability attributions in each similar...
Distracted driving a big cause of accident injuries and deaths
Distracted driving is one of the biggest causes of vehicular accidents on the nation's roadways. In Tennessee, it is a problem that is reaching crisis levels as authorities report issuing far more texting and driving citations than ever before. Although the Tennessee...
Negligent driving leads to trucker named a public safety hazard
Many lives are lost on roads nationwide, including in Tennessee, as the result of truck drivers and their employers violating safety regulations for commercial trucks. In June, negligent driving by a fatigued commercial truck driver caused an accident on Interstate 75...
Train derails, serious injuries feared from dangerous material
The general rule is that a defendant will be absolutely liable for damages and injuries caused when conducting a hazardous activity or handling hazardous chemicals. That could be the standard used against CSX railroad company. On July 3, thousands of people were...
1 dead in car crash caused by attempt to pass on 2-lane road
Everyone has probably at one time or another experienced the dangers of trying to pass a vehicle on a two-lane roadway that contains only one lane of traffic in the direction traveled, and one lane coming the other way. The rules of the road in Tennessee and elsewhere...
Tennessee boating accident could lead to wrongful death claim
When Tennessee residents hear of personal injury accidents, it is usually motor vehicle accidents. However, with summer well underway here in Tennessee, boating accidents may take the forefront of the news. In some of these cases, just like with car...
Car crash victims injured by cell-phone talking tortfeasor
A great deal of human suffering could have been avoided at 5 a.m. on Friday, June 26, had a 26-year-old GMC Envoy driver not been talking on his cell phone while driving on the ramp to Interstate 275 north from Interstate 40 west. He rear-ended a car in front of him,...

