East Ridge Police confirm a 22-month-old boy who was involved in the crash on I-75 on Mother’s Day has passed away. Sawyer Gene Smith was the son of Lane and Baleigh Smith of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Lane died after the deadly crash on Mother’s Day on I-75 in East Ridge. Brynlee, the Smiths’ daughter, was airlifted to Vanderbilt …
East Ridge Police Chief Clint Uselton has reported that a truck driver is currently in custody following a failure to decelerate, leading to a fatal collision on Interstate 75 near the I-24 split on Sunday. According to police statements, the incident resulted in the deaths of two adults, while three individuals are in intensive care, …
On Tuesday, at 5:50 PM, emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on South Pittsburg Mountain Road. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 51-year-old Leslie E. Nunley Jr. of South Pittsburg was traveling north when he crossed the center line and collided with a 2015 Honda CR-V traveling …
At 3:38 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a single-vehicle accident on Hwy 127 (Rankin Avenue) near Seminole Drive. Firefighters arrived and found the vehicle occupied by a driver and passenger. Both were extricated from the car. Dunlap Fire reports that the unnamed driver did not survive the …
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, two people died in a vehicle crash in Bledsoe County early Monday Morning. The THP says they have identified the victims as 21-year-old Dylan Morgan Robeck, the driver, and 22-year-old Thomas Joseph Hernandez Oconnor, the passenger. Both men were listed as Tennessee residents. The Tennessee High Patrol no longer …
On Friday, around 1 p.m., a logging truck collided with a vehicle on Highway 28 near Cordell Road. The accident took the life of Ed Nunley, the District 4 County Commissioner for Sequatchie County. He was also a member of the Sequatchie County 911 Board, the Sequatchie County Chamber of Commerce Board, the Sequatchie County …
According to reports, Whitwell residents 55-year-old Dwight Vandergriff and 58-year-old Barbara Vandergriff died in a head-on crash on Highway 108 north of Whitwell on Sunday. The roadway was closed after the accident took place on Sunday morning. Hwy 108 was not reopened for several hours while emergency crews cleared and investigated the scene. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is overseeing the …
Two Cleveland High School students died in a tragic car accident over the weekend, Cleveland City Schools confirms. Air’ra Wilson and Shytez Jackson died in the crash that occurred in McMinn County. Cleveland High School hosted a memorial vigil on Sunda at the school’s football field. Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal accident. Counselors …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is seeking public assistance. A fatal hit-and-run crash occurred on Interstate 24 in Marion County. According to the preliminary investigation, a female who apparently was walking was struck by a vehicle on Saturday, March 30, possibly between 3:45 AM and 4:30 AM. The incident occurred on I-24 eastbound around mile marker …
Bernard R. Ocheltree, from Ohio, has died after apparently walking out in front of a car in Pikeville. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, on September 7, around 6 a.m., the 75-year-old man walked into the path of a vehicle on Highway 127 at Rockfort Road. The vehicle was driven by an 86-year-old Tennessee man. …
