An intense Manhunt has been going on in Roane County since around 6:00 p.m. last night, according to Chief Deputy Tim Hawn with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was attempting to pull over a vehicle when the car stopped on the westbound side of I-40 near …
Read More »TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL PROMOTES JIMMIE JOHNSON III TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Johnson III NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry have announced the promotion of Jimmie Johnson III to Lieutenant Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson has demonstrated his passion and devotion to the Tennessee Highway Patrol …
Read More »Early Morning Crash in Morgan County Sends Two to the Hospital Backs Up Traffic
Shortly after 7:20am this morning, a 2010 Honda Accord, driven by 48-year-old Samantha Farmer of Oliver Springs, was traveling east on Highway 62 in Morgan County, between Coalfield and Oliver Springs, when her car left the roadway and struck a guard rail, then went into the westbound lane of traffic …
Read More »Grateful…Blessed…Lucky to be Alive, Oliver Springs Man Talks about Being Hit by Train
“Reflective, grateful, blessed for sure to still be here”, Lewis Braden, 36, explains after he and his father, Timothy Braden, 66, were struck by a Norfolk Southern Train on Mainstreet on Saturday night. “When you think about it, when you look at it, most of the time you hear about …
Read More »THP: 6 injured after wreck in Roane County involving ambulance
A Putnam County Ambulance rests on it’s side after an accident on I-40 West around the 343 Mile Marker on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Photo Courtesy of Putnam County EMS) At approximately 7:20 pm Monday evening, a Putnam County EMS Ambulance was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another …
Read More »Motorcyclist Killed in South Roane County Crash
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that a Loudon man was killed Thursday night in Roane County when his motorcycle collided with a car. Just before 6 pm Thursday, the THP reports that 45-year-old Greg McFalls of Loudon had been riding his 2008 Harley Davidson FLH west on Highway 72 when …
Read More »Fatality Crash Victim Identified
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (April 7, 2022) – The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified the driver killed in the traffic crash at the intersection of Highway 58 and Highway 327 (Blair Road) on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as Trevor Jordan, 23, of Norris. The Oak Ridge Police Department’s crash investigation is ongoing. No other information will be released …
Read More »UPDATE: The Driver of Overturned Truck Named, no charges pending
The Tennessee Highway Patrol report has now been sent to us regarding Wednesday’s tractor trailer rollover that blocked the eastbound ramp at Harriman. A Roane Transportation tractor trailer driven by 28-year-old Benjamin Chadwick loaded with plywood flipped onto its top and side as it was getting on the interstate at …
Read More »Truck Rollover of lumber shuts down Harriman Eastbound entrance ramp for hours today
A tractor trailer loaded with plywood flipped onto its top as it was getting on the interstate at the eastbound on-ramp in Harriman this morning around 11:30am. The lumber spilled all over the area of the ramp and had to be loaded onto another rig before it could be moved …
Read More »THP: 3 hurt, 1 charged after Claxton crash
An accident last week in Claxton injured three people and left one man facing charges. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the accident happened Thursday, February 17th shortly before 7 pm near Bull Run Road and Highway 25. The THP says that a Jeep Grand Cherokee crossed over the centerline …
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