While motorists and motorcycles must follow the same traffic laws, for the rider, the results of a collision may easily be deadly. According to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, in a crash between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle, the cyclist is roughly five times...
The loss of life in a fatal auto accident can be devastating for loved ones left behind. A person who dies may be a spouse or a parent. With that person deceased, the survivors have lost someone who provided love and support. This is why Tennessee law provides a way...
Motor vehicle accidents claim more than 30,000 lives every year in the U.S. This sobering statistic remains fairly constant year in and year out, with fluctuations bringing the total close to 40,000 some years and nearer to 30,000 other years. Only once in the past 24...
For many people in Tennessee, the most preferred mode of transportation is driving their motor vehicles. It may be a car, a truck or motorcycle, but people drive their personal vehicles almost every day. This means that there are many vehicles on the various roads in...
Some motorists may feel that traffic signals are an inconvenience and driving through them is a minor offense. But driving through a traffic light, known as red light running, can cause fatal motor vehicle accidents. What it is A motorist commits a violation when they...
During an all-encompassing business and social national shutdown in March, motorists were driving less but more recklessly. There was a 14 percent rise in people killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents per miles driven that month, according to preliminary figures...
Police reported that a head-on collision in the greater Knoxville area claimed the life of one person and left another person with serious injuries. The accident happened in Roane County and involved two private passenger vehicles. Police say the head on collision...
Fatal car accidents are always a somber event. They are truly devastating when the victims are people who were well-known and admired within the community. Such is the case in a fatal accident in Tennessee that claimed the lives of two prominent citizens. An accident...
Accidents in Tennessee can be much more than a nuisance. For some, one decision by another can lead to tragedy and permanent changes in their lives. According to WSMV News 4, this is the case for the family of a law enforcement official who was killed in an...
Unfortunately, fatal accidents take place on our roadways every day. A stretch of highway in the Knoxville area is considered particularly dangerous. Since 2005, a total of 65 fatal accidents took place on a 22-mile stretch of local highway from Knoxville to...
