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City releases IDs in parking lot crash that killed one, injured nine

Posted at 10:51 am July 6, 2015
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Midtown Community Crash Cars

One person died and nine people were injured when a Dodge Ram pickup truck backing up in the parking lot at Midtown Community Center caused a nine-vehicle crash after fireworks in Oak Ridge on Saturday night.

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:17 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified James Robinson, 37, of Knoxville, as the man who died in the parking lot crash that killed one person and injured nine others at Midtown Community Center after fireworks on Saturday.

Robinson was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Lee Cromwell, 65, of Oak Ridge, as Cromwell backed his truck through the parking lot, a City of Oak Ridge press release said. Nine people were injured, and eight vehicles were hit by Cromwell’s truck, authorities said.

Robinson was critically injured in the crash, and he was taken by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, where he later died, the press release said.

A family friend said Robinson, who was with his wife and two daughters, died a hero by pushing his oldest daughter Jaide out of the way of the way of the approaching vehicle.

Seven more patients were taken by ambulance from the scene to local area hospitals. One adult and two juvenile patients with non-life threatening injuries were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Four juvenile patients with non-life threatening injuries were taken to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, which is also in Knoxville. And two adults who were also injured were transported to Methodist Medical Center in personal vehicles.

Cromwell was not injured. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: accident, Alvin K. Bissell Park, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, City of Oak Ridge, Clinton Police Department, crash, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, fireworks, James Robinson, Lee Cromwell, Methodist Medical Center, Midtown Community Center, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, parking lot crash, Robertsville Road, Tennessee Highway Patrol, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Man killed in Haw Ridge accident was skilled biker, valuable ORNL researcher

Posted at 4:08 pm December 22, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Michael Biegalski

Michael Biegalski (Photo courtesy ORNL)

Note: This story was last updated at 12:45 p.m. Dec. 23.

The 38-year-old Oak Ridge man who died in what appears to be an accident while mountain biking on Haw Ridge on Saturday is being remembered as a skilled biker and valuable researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Michael David Biegalski, who was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, had been a research and development staff member at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2008 and had worked there from 2006 to 2008 as a postdoctoral research associate.

“He was an incredibly valuable person to the center,” CNMS Director Hans Christen said Monday. “A friend of everybody, extremely helpful.”

Other mountain bikers described Biegalski, who was married with two young daughters, as very skilled, and Christen said he was very competitive and raced. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: accident, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Hans Christen, Haw Ridge, Jim Akagi, Michael Biegalski, MIchael David Biegalski, mountain biking, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORNL

Oak Ridge man dies in apparent biking accident on Haw Ridge

Posted at 9:43 am December 21, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Michael Biegalski

Michael Biegalski (Photo courtesy ORNL)

Note: This story was last updated at 12:45 p.m. Dec. 23.

An Oak Ridge man died in what appears to be a tragic mountain biking accident at Haw Ridge on Saturday, authorities said.

Two hikers found the body of Michael Biegalski, 38, near a hiking trail at Haw Ridge at about 4:34 p.m. Saturday, Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi said.

The hikers met Oak Ridge Police Department officers at a trailhead, and they guided officers to the body, which was about 300 yards from Old Edgemoor Road. The officers confirmed that Biegalski was deceased, and they called the coroner and criminal investigations division to process the area around the accident, Akagi said. The Oak Ridge Fire Department also responded and helped transport the body. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Haw Ridge, hiking trail, Jim Akagi, Michael Biegalski, mountain biking, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Police Department

AC man indicted on DUI charges…again

Posted at 2:50 pm March 24, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

An Anderson County grand jury has indicted a man already facing charges of vehicular homicide by intoxication on another charge of DUI.

Danny Bean, 56, is facing charges in a November 2012 wreck on Highway 61 that killed two women—Alberta Farrer and Patricia Smith—and earlier this month, was indicted on a DUI charge stemming from a single-vehicle accident last year.

On April 7, 2013, Bean crashed his car into a ditch and when emergency crews arrived, he told them that he had taken prescription medication earlier in the day to explain his very slow and slurred speech. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Alberta Farrer, Anderson County, crash, Danny Bean, DUI, grand jury, Highway 61, Patricia Smith, vehicular homicide

Sponsored: S&R Insurance Services celebrates 20 years

Posted at 9:51 am October 16, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

S&R Insurance Services Inc.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

The company, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is an advocate for the insured, President Cyndi Jeffers said.

“That’s our job,” she said. “All we do is insurance.”

Located on Talmeda Road in Oak Ridge, S&R Insurance is a full-service independent agency representing several top-rated insurance companies and offering all types of coverages, including auto, home, business, personal, bonds, life, health, accident, disability, IRAs, and long-term care. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Sponsored Posts, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Affordable Care Act, agents, Ali Swofford, auto, business, Cyndi Jeffers, disability, Gabi, Glenna Engle, health, home, insurance, insurance coverage, insurance products, IRA, life, Linda Taras, long-term care, personal, Phyllis Booth, premiums, Qualified Health Plans, Rae Beasley, S&R Insurance Services, S&R Insurance Services Inc.

Follow-up: New details of fatal Clinton wreck

Posted at 2:10 pm October 9, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

More information is now available about Friday’s fatal accident on Highway 61 at the on-ramp to I-75 North in Clinton.

The wreck occurred at about 7:06 a.m. Friday, and it killed Christopher Strunk, 32, of Oneida. The Clinton Police Department reported that Strunk was a passenger in a Honda Civic driven by Shawn Wright, 26, of Pioneer.

The accident happened when a car driven by David Kittrell of Mississippi was in the left lane near the on-ramp and Wright’s car pulled into his path while trying to get on to the interstate. Kittrell’s car “T-boned” Wright’s car and both vehicles spun around before coming to rest against a guard rail. Strunk, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was declared dead at the scene by Emergency Medical Services personnel, and Wright suffered injuries that sent him to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by ambulance. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Christopher Strunk, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, crash, David Kittrell, Highway 61, I-75, Shawn Wright, University of Tennessee Medical Center, wreck, WYSH

CPD: One dead in Friday morning crash

Posted at 11:06 am October 6, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

One person died in a two-car crash on Friday morning in Clinton.

The collision happened at about 7 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 61 and the on-ramp to Interstate 75 North. Christopher Strunk, 32, of Oneida died as a result of his injuries.

Initial information indicated that the vehicle, in which Strunk was a passenger, was “T-boned” by another car on North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard at the northbound entrance to I-75. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Christopher Strunk, Clinton Police Department, collision, CPD, crash, I-75, Interstate 75, North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard, Rick Scarbrough, WYSH

Three boaters injured in two-boat collision on Norris Lake

Posted at 2:11 pm August 24, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

ANDERSONVILLE—A two-boat collision on Norris Lake near Anderson County Park sent three occupants to the hospital early last night.

The accident occurred on Friday night around 9:21 p.m. when a runabout boat and a bass boat collided nearly head-on, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Sgt. Roy Smith. Two of the bass boat’s occupants were ejected, and all three passengers were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The two occupants of the runabout were uninjured. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Anderson County Park, Andersonville, bass boat, boaters, collision, Norris Lake, Roy Smith, runabout boat, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA

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

Posted at 7:17 pm May 29, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

A 19-year-old Knoxville woman 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…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Amber Smith, Anderson County, criminal charges, failure to exercise due care, Highway 25W, Jaguar XT3, Jeremy Myers, Justin Seeber, revoked license, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Tyler Galvin

KPD: Clinton woman killed in wrong-way Knox wreck

Posted at 12:01 pm March 29, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Clinton Highway, crash, James Daugherty, Knoxville Police Department, Sharon Barison

Three injured in Thursday car crash

Posted at 4:31 pm February 2, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

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.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, car crash, Christine Marie Blackburn, David Wayne Soileau, Joseph Elliott Scales, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Rutgers Avenue

Anderson school bus involved in crash, no students injured

Posted at 11:02 am January 30, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Blockhouse Valley Road, Clinton High School, Clinton Middle School, David Lane, school bus, South Clinton, students

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