On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 29, 2013 | Drunk Driving Accidents
A woman who was hit by a drunk driver in a Walmart parking lot will pursue her case against the store chain all the way to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The underlying facts of the case are that in February, 2011, another woman, who appeared to be intoxicated and...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 25, 2013 | Truck Accidents
Most drivers in Knoxville know that slight feeling of fear or anxiety when confronted with driving near a semi truck in certain situations. Because of how much larger semi trucks are than passenger cars, they can do some serious damage to smaller vehicles in...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 23, 2013 | Car Accidents
An accident that involved two trucks claimed the life of a 71-year-old woman from Tennessee and injured three others, including the driver allegedly responsible, on July 13. Authorities said the woman died on the scene of the car accident. She was driving south on a...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 18, 2013 | Car Accidents
Many parents in Tennessee suffer rate shock when they try to add a teenage child to their automobile insurance policy. The average policy price increase is 84 percent when an individual attempts to add a teenager to their insurance, which translates into an additional...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 15, 2013 | Car Accidents
Police officers found a hit-and-run victim at the intersection of Olive Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013. Throughout the night, fatal accident investigators and forensic technicians investigated the car...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 13, 2013 | Truck Accidents
In an effort to reduce the number of accidents caused by fatigued commercial drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has instituted a new set of rules. While the rules are aimed to keep the roads safe for all drivers, the financial strain they may...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 11, 2013 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
A driver has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after a car accident in Tennessee that led to the death of a woman, a man and an unborn child. The woman killed in this accident was pregnant at the time and had reportedly stopped by the side of the road because she...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 9, 2013 | Car Accidents
A white 2008 Lincoln MKZ crashed into a gas pump on July 4, causing an explosion and leaving one male pedestrian burned. The victim remains in critical condition after the car accident but is stable. According to the local police department, the vehicle crossed the...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Jul 3, 2013 | Motorcycle Accidents
The increased amount of motorcyclists on the road during the summertime leads to the increase of motorcycle injuries. Unfortunately, failure to observe safety and share the road properly increases the likelihood of motorcycle accidents. Tennessee is no exception as...
