Tag Archives: Tennessee Highway Patrol

Tractor-trailer hit by train Saturday

Saturday morning (April 15th), a westbound Norfolk Southern freight train heading toward Harriman struck a tractor trailer which was parked on the tracks Saturday morning just after 7:00 am. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, the driver who apparently parked on the tracks was in the sleeper when the …

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One Dead, 3 people shot at Midtown Body Shop

We are still awaiting a formal press release from Roane County authorities on Thursday afternoons fatal shooting at a Roane County Business in the Midtown area near Harriman. Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton confirmed that one female died at the Midtown Body Shop on Roane State Highway (Highway 70) in …

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Officials Gather at Dyllis Springs Elementary School in Oliver Springs to address spike in traffic fatalities

Today the Tennessee Highway Safety Office with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Roane County Sheriff’s Office Officials, and other public safety partners for an event in Oliver Springs to address the recent increase in traffic fatalities. According to Tennessee’s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), there were 20 total traffic fatalities in …

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Campbell County ATV crash kills one

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that a weekend ATV accident in Campbell County killed a Caryville woman. The THP says that the accident happened at around 6 pm on Saturday (March 18th) on Tackett Loop. 52-year-old Allison Ruley was headed north on Tackett Loop on an ATV when it went …

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Truck Loses Trailer on I-40 West Friday Night

Late Friday night just before midnight a tractor trailer westbound on Interstate 40 near the top of Rockwood Mountain, around the 341-mile marker, suddenly lost its trailer loaded with yogurt. According to Tennessee highway patrolman Alexander Evans, whom we spoke with, the tractor trailer was the only vehicle involved and …

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