Knox teen killed in Anderson County wreck, charges pending against driver

Information from WYSH Radio

A 19-year-old Knoxville girl was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning in Anderson County, and now the driver of the car she was riding in is facing charges.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that Justin Seeber, 23, of Clinton had been driving a 2006 Jaguar XT3 sedan north on Highway 25W shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday with three passengers when the accident occurred. The THP report indicates that Seeber’s car veered off the roadway and hit a ditch before re-entering the road and coming to rest. [Read more...]

KPD: Clinton woman killed in wrong-way Knox wreck

Information from WYSH Radio

The Knoxville Police Department said one of the drivers involved in a crash that killed a Clinton woman last week could face charges in connection with that accident.

The wreck occurred on Wednesday, March 20, at about 8:30 a.m. on Clinton Highway. [Read more...]

Three injured in Thursday car crash

Oak Ridge Turnpike and Rutgers Avenue Accident

Three people were injured when two vehicles crashed Thursday night at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Rutgers Avenue. (Photo by Tom Scott)

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Rutgers Avenue on Thursday night, authorities said.

The first vehicle, a 2000 Ford Taurus, was driven by Joseph Elliott Scales, an 18-year-old Oak Ridge resident. Scales said he was trying to turn left onto westbound Oak Ridge Turnpike from the northbound lanes of South Rutgers Avenue and had a green arrow during the 7:50 p.m. crash, an Oak Ridge Police Department report said.

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Anderson school bus involved in crash, no students injured

Information from WYSH Radio

An Anderson County school bus was involved in a traffic accident Wednesday morning in South Clinton.

A car reportedly pulled in front of bus #14 from David Road onto Blockhouse Valley Road and was struck by the bus, which was carrying approximately 15 to 20 students to Clinton Middle and High School, according to school officials.

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Man says rock affected steering, hits parked car on Outer Drive

Outer Drive Crash

An Oak Ridge man was not injured when his pickup truck hit a parked car on Outer Drive early Saturday morning. (Photo by Tom Scott)

An Oak Ridge man told police he hit a rock while driving west on Outer Drive early Saturday morning, which affected his steering and caused his GMC Sierra pickup truck to veer into an unoccupied Hyundai sedan in an on-street parking space, an accident report said.

Roger C. Thompson, 58, was not injured in the crash at about 12:20 a.m. Saturday just east of New York Avenue, an Oak Ridge Police Department report said.

Driver says he swerved to avoid deer, hit parked car

Ford Taurus in Robertsville Road Accident

A Kentucky man said he had swerved to avoid a deer on Robertsville Road early Saturday morning when his Ford Taurus hit a parked GMC Sonoma. (Photo by Tom Scott)

About 20 minutes after a rollover accident on Robertsville Road early Saturday morning, police responded to a second collision.

The driver in the second wreck, Joshua Whaley, 25, of Florence, Ky., told police he had swerved to avoid a deer while driving westbound on Robertsville Road when his Ford Taurus struck a GMC Sonoma parked in on-street parking, an Oak Ridge Police Department report said.

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WYSH: One killed in Saturday car-train accident in Clinton

One person died in a collision between a car and train in Clinton early Saturday morning, according to WYSH Radio.

WYSH said police are investigating the 3:30 a.m. accident and will not release the driver’s name until family members have been notified.

WYSH said the accident occurred when the driver’s car left the side of Carden Road and came to rest on the train tracks. An approaching train was unable to stop in time and struck the vehicle, WYSH said.

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No one injured in three-car, rollover accident on Edgemoor Road

No one was injured in a three-car accident on Edgemoor Road on Tuesday evening, but one vehicle rolled, an Oak Ridge Police Department report said.

A 16-year-old Clinton driver told police she took her eyes off the road to look at something, the accident report said. When she looked up, traffic had stopped, and the compact utility vehicle she was driving hit a pickup driven by James Michael Graham, 59, of Clinton, which then hit another pickup, driven by Chester Leon Davis, 46, of Powell, the report said.

The teenager’s vehicle flipped and came to rest on its top just west of Melton Lake Drive at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, the report said.

Clinton woman dies one week after three-car, head-on collision

Three Car Collision on Oliver Springs Highway

Alberta Farrer, a 56-year-old Clinton resident and one of three drivers in a Nov. 1 head-on collision on Oliver Springs Highway, died Thursday morning at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. (Photo by Tom Scott)

A Clinton woman died early Thursday, one week after a head-on collision that involved three cars on Oliver Springs Highway, authorities said.

Alberta Farrer, 56, died at 4 a.m. Thursday at University of Tennessee Medical Center, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Charges and citations are pending against one of the drivers, 55-year-old Danny Bean of Clinton, the THP said.

Bean allegedly crossed the center line while driving southbound in a Toyota 4-Runner on Oliver Springs Highway at Thursday, Nov. 1, causing a head-on collision with a Hyundai Elantra driven by Farrer, the THP said.

A Chevrolet pickup driven by Travis Gallaher, 19, of Oliver Springs, was behind Farrer, headed toward Oliver Springs. Gallaher braked and swerved left to avoid the crash, but the collision between Bean’s SUV and Farrer’s car pushed the two vehicles toward Gallaher’s truck and the pickup hit Farrer’s Elantra on the driver’s side.

Farrer and a passenger, Pat Smith, a 62-year-old Clinton resident, were flown by medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, according to an accident report last week. Bean was taken by ambulance to the UT hospital, and Gallaher was taken to a local hospital by a personal vehicle.

The accident occurred at 5:53 p.m. Nov. 1 near Marlow Circle and Anderson Memorial Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway, which is also known as State Route 61.

Emergency responders from several local agencies responded. The accident is being investigated by THP Trooper Anthony Lay.

Three taken to UT hospital after three car, head-on collision

Three Car Collision on Oliver Springs Highway

Three people were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a three-car, head-on collision on Oliver Springs Highway on Thursday evening, and a fourth person was taken to a local hospital. (Photo by Tom Scott)

A head-on collision that involved three cars on Oliver Springs Highway on Thursday evening sent two drivers and a passenger to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and a third driver to a local hospital, authorities said.

The accident occurred at 5:53 p.m. Thursday when a Toyota 4-Runner driven by Danny Bean, 55, of Clinton, crossed the center line, causing a head-on collision with a Hyundai Elantra driven by Alberta Farrer, 56, of Clinton, according to information from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

A third vehicle driven by Travis Gallaher, 19, of Oliver Springs, was behind Farrer, headed toward Oliver Springs. Gallaher swerved left to avoid the crash but collided with Farrer’s car.

Farrer and a passenger, Pat Smith, 62, also of Clinton, were flown by medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the accident report said. Bean, the first driver, was taken by ambulance to the UT hospital, and Gallaher was taken to a local hospital by a personal vehicle.

The accident occurred near Anderson Memorial Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway, which is also known as State Route 61.

Emergency responders from several local agencies responded. The accident is being investigated by THP Trooper Anthony Lay.

Woman taken to hospital after van rolls over on SR 95

Highway 95 Rollover Accident

An Oak Ridge woman was taken to the hospital after the van she was driving hit the ditch on Highway 95 on Monday morning and rolled over. (Photo by Tom Scott)

An Oak Ridge woman was taken to the hospital Monday morning after the minivan she was driving hit the ditch on State Route 95 and rolled over, an accident report said.

Lisa Marie Lewis, 47, was not ejected from the 2004 Ford minivan during the 10:30 a.m. accident, but she had possible injuries, an Oak Ridge Police Department report said.

Lewis, who had been driving northbound on SR 95 near Melton Hill Dam, was taken by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center, the report said.

Three-vehicle accident at Turnpike and Melton Lake on Tuesday

Accident at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Melton Lake Drive

Oak Ridge emergency personnel respond to a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Melton Lake Drive. (Photo by Tom Scott)

One left turn led to a three-vehicle collision at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Melton Lake Drive on Tuesday morning, an accident report said.

The report said a Mazda pickup driven by Robert L. Ensor of Clinton turned left off the Turnpike in front of a Ford pickup driven by Daniel J. Hendricks, also of Clinton. Hendricks was unable to stop and hit Ensor’s truck as well as a Chevy pickup that was being driven by Jose G. Avalesfernandez of Oak Ridge, the report said.

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