On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 28, 2013 | Drunk Driving Accidents
Governor John Sevier Highway in Tennessee was the scene of a nighttime accident not far from Austin Park Lane involving three vehicles. Both lanes of traffic had to be closed for longer than five hours as police and rescuers on the scene worked to stabilize the...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 26, 2013 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
A Tennessee man died as a result of his injuries after being hit by a car. According to the report, the fatal car crash occurred after a vehicle allegedly hit the man and sped off. The vehicle was described as a white Lincoln with a red top, which was seen by...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 23, 2013 | Car Accidents
A Tennessee truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel of his truck and caused a fiery crash in March 2012 was granted probation on Aug. 19 as part of a plea bargain. The collision seriously injured and nearly killed a Tennessee Highway patrolman. The officer had just...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 19, 2013 | Car Accidents
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, road rage led to a seven-car accident. The crash interfered with the morning commute on Interstate 24. The chain reaction accident began when two men who were involved with each other in a road rage incident, stopped their...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 16, 2013 | Truck Accidents
Tennessee motorists traveling I-40 near Nashville were delayed for a few hours because of a semi-truck accident Aug. 8. The accident happened in the eastbound lanes near exit 218 where the freeway joins traffic headed east on Interstate 24. The truck was eastbound on...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 14, 2013 | Truck Accidents
Four people died after a truck struck a cow in Henderson County in late July. The driver of the semi truck that struck the cow was a 49-year-old Mount Airy man. He was reportedly driving on Interstate 40 when he hit the cow, which had wandered into the roadway. He...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 7, 2013 | Car Accidents
While traveling along State Route 109 near Gallatin on May 21, two men suffered minor physical injuries after a crane fell onto the hood of their moving car. Operated by Mountain States Contractors, the crane was being used in a project to rebuild the Cumberland River...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 5, 2013 | Car Accidents
A Tennessee bakery owner was hit by a Honda Accord that crashed into the business on the afternoon of July 29, 2013. The car accident occurred just before 1 p.m. at a Mexican bakery located on the 3000 block of Summer Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. According to...
On behalf of Pryor Priest & Harber | Aug 1, 2013 | Car Accidents
Tennessee residents might be interested that hear that researches found that people who live in urban areas are 20 percent less likely to die from a serious injury than people who live in rural areas. The lead researcher who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania...
