On Sunday morning at 9:22, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to I-24 EB MM 166 for a tree down across both lanes of traffic. While en route to the downed tree, a driver reportedly pulled out in front of a responding emergency vehicle, striking the truck. No injuries were reported. Haletown Firefighters, along with TDOT …
Information released by Whitwell Police: On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at approximately 11 AM, police were notified that a motor vehicle pursuit was headed into Marion County, which the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office initiated. Police were advised that the driver had fled from a traffic stop in their jurisdiction, and a pursuit ensued. Whitwell Police …
Grundy County released a statement via Facebook on Monday stating that law enforcement around schools would increase. The school system says the Tennessee Highway Patrol Department alerted them on Friday. State troopers will drive through school properties several times a day. No reason was given for the increased law enforcement presence.
At approximately 3:00 pm Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Piney Volunteer Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls State Park, and Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a lost person off Park Road near the north entrance of Fall Creek Falls State Park. Personnel arrived and found tracks in the snow …
This holiday season, remember Drunk Driving and Buzzed Driving can be deadly. During last year’s New Year holiday, 71% of fatalities involved an alcohol-impaired driver. To get help, Call/Text TN REDLINE at 800-889-9789. Dial *THP to report reckless driving to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
On December 15, the Tennessee Highway Patrol conducted a Bradley County DUI checkpoint in conjunction with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, law enforcement partners, and The 24/7 Movement. Approximately 22 agencies participated in the event, with 71 participants. This included law enforcement from Kimball, Whitwell, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. According to THP, 412 …
At 6:24 PM Thursday, 12/7/2023, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a semi-truck accident on Cagle Mountain Hwy 111. The accident was just below the top of the mountain, and the truck had gone over the side and was resting against trees approximately 30 to 40 yards down an embankment. The truck was on …
The Marion County, TN, Sheriff’s Department is investigating a death on I-24 near the Haletown exit. On Wednesday at approximately 7:23 PM, Marion County 911 Center received a call regarding a car fire east of the Tennessee River bridge. Haletown Volunteer Fire Department immediately responded before the arrival of the Tennessee Highway Patrol and extinguished …
Multiple lives have been claimed in traffic crashes this year in Tennessee. This year, the number of fatal crashes has amounted to at least 1,005 lives lost on Tennessee’s roadways. Another 3,661 people have been seriously injured in crashes this year. At this same time last year, 980 people had died on Tennessee roadways.
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. …
