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Teen struck by vehicle, treated for minor head injuries

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A 14-year-old was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Lafayette Drive and Laboratory Road on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The crash occurred at about 7:47 a.m. Tuesday, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.

The boy was crossing Lafayette Drive on foot when he was struck by a northbound vehicle, the ORPD said in a statement. The teen was transported to Methodist Medical Center for treatment of minor head injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Report: Child hit by car escapes with scrapes, bruises

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A child who was hit by a car on Johnson Road on Wednesday appeared to escape serious injury, according to a police report.

The accident happened at about 4 p.m. Wednesday at Jay Lane, an Oak Ridge Police Department crash report said.

The report said the 10-year-old darted out from behind a parked car and was hit by an eastbound Chevrolet Impala driven by a 63-year-old Oak Ridge woman, who was not injured.

The child was knocked to the ground and had scrapes and bruises, but the parents declined transport or treatment, according to the report by ORPD Officer Benjamin Haines. The report said the injuries were “non-incapacitating,” or non-disabling.

Free car winterizations for seniors on Saturday

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The Oak Ridge Senior Center has partnered with local businesses to offer free car winterizations for seniors on Saturday.

The first-of-its-kind event is open to seniors 50 and older at the Senior Center on Emory Valley Road. A 12-point vehicle check will be provided free of charge on a first-come, first-serve basis. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. [Read more…]

Man breaks into car of police chief’s wife, arrested

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James T. Akagi

James T. Akagi

Information from WYSH Radio

A 20-year-old man remains behind bars after he allegedly broke into the wrong car Friday night in Oak Ridge.

Late Friday night, Oak Ridge Police Department Chief James Akagi was at home when he heard his dog barking and went to investigate. He found several items from his wife’s unlocked car in his driveway and spotted an unfamiliar vehicle parked nearby. [Read more…]

Police: Boy hit by car while riding bike out of driveway, across West Outer

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An Oak Ridge boy was hit by a car while riding a bike from a driveway on West Outer Drive across the road toward Waltham Lane on Thursday afternoon.

A witness said the eight-year-old boy rode in front of the car suddenly, not allowing the driver any time to stop or evade the collision. [Read more…]

Young boy hit by car, taken to UT hospital

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A 20-month-old boy ran out in front of a car on New Clear Branch Road south of Lake City on Thursday morning and was hit by a car, authorities said.

The boy, who had run out from his home on New Clear Branch Road, had no broken bones, but he was taken by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Lindsay said. [Read more…]

UT Medical Center can’t comment on condition of child hit by car in Oak Ridge

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The University of Tennessee Medical Center could not provide information on the condition of an eight-year-old boy hit by a car on Wednesday afternoon in Oak Ridge—or even confirm whether the child was at the hospital.

An Oak Ridge Police Department report said the boy was hit by a 1998 Toyota Camry in the parking lot of British Woods Apartments at about 4:35 p.m. Wednesday. The four-door sedan was driven by Zhenfeng Han, 33, who lives at the apartment complex on Briarcliff Avenue. [Read more…]

Boy hit by car at apartment complex, ORFD says

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A 10-year-old boy was reportedly hit by a car and flipped onto the hood before falling onto the ground next to a tire at British Woods Apartments on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The boy was lying face up in the apartment complex driveway when the Oak Ridge Fire Department arrived at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, a report said. He had abrasions on his neck but no other obvious injuries.

The boy could not remember what happened, the ORFD report said. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Car burns on Hillside Road

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Hillside Road Car Fire

A car caught fire on Hillside Road near Hunter Circle on Saturday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)

A car caught fire on Hillside Road at about 11:43 a.m. Saturday.

The car’s owner was driving west on Hillside Road near Hunter Circle when smoke started coming out from under the dash after she turned off her heater, an Oak Ridge Fire Department report said. She unlatched the hood and her passenger disconnected the battery, but the car, owned by Louise Long of Oliver Springs, had already started to burn.

By the time firefighters arrived, the passenger compartment was on fire, the report said. They were able to extinguish it with a water hose. [Read more…]

Police ID Clinton man who died after car rolled onto railroad tracks

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The Clinton Police Department has identified the man killed after his car rolled down an embankment and onto railroad tracks early Saturday morning.

Chris Vann, 39, of Clinton had been driving a 1992 Mitsubishi on Carden Road, which runs parallel to the train tracks, when his car left the road, rolled down the embankment, and came to rest on the tracks.

A CPD press release said it wasn’t clear if Vann died during the first accident or when his car was hit by a Norfolk Southern train. Police said it also wasn’t clear how long the vehicle had been on the tracks before it was hit by the train.

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

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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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Car crashes into Keeping Room early Monday

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Car in Keeping Room

Oak Ridge firefighters respond to a car that crashed into the former Keeping Room on Rutgers Avenue early Monday morning. (Photo by Tom Scott)

Oak Ridge firefighters responded to a car that crashed into the former Keeping Room on Rutgers Avenue at about 4:45 a.m. Monday.

On Tuesday, the Oak Ridge Police Department said an accident report is not available yet, but one should be ready later this week, possibly on Saturday.

More information will be added as it becomes available.