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Driver says he swerved to avoid deer, hit parked car

Posted at 9:25 am December 27, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, collision, deer, Iroquois Road, Joshua Whaley, Oak Ridge Police Department, Robertsville Road, wreck

Oliver Springs man stable at UT hospital after car rolls over, ejects him

Posted at 8:35 pm December 26, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Robertsville Road Rollover Accident

An Oliver Springs man remained in stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Wednesday after being ejected from a Cadillac SRX on Robertsville Road early Saturday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)

An Oliver Springs man was in stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Wednesday evening after being ejected from a vehicle that overturned on Robertsville Road early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Jared M. Coker, 25, was westbound on Robertsville Road in a Cadillac SRX just west of Bermuda Road at about 3:20 a.m. Saturday when he veered right into on-street parking, striking an unoccupied Chrysler sedan.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Cadillac SRX, collision, ejected, Jared M. Coker, Oliver Springs, overturned, Robertsville Road, rollover, vehicle

Two taken to hospital after Wednesday collision on Highway 58

Posted at 11:57 pm October 25, 2012
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Highway 58 and Blair Road Accident

An Oliver Springs teenager and a Kingston woman were taken to the hospital after a Wednesday night collision between a pickup truck and SUV at Highway 58 and Blair Road. (Photo by Tom Scott)

An Oliver Springs teenager and a Kingston woman were taken to local hospitals after a Wednesday night collision between a pickup truck and sports utility vehicle at Highway 58 and Blair Road.

The 16-year-old Oliver Springs driver was headed east on Highway 58 in a Ford pickup at about 8:12 p.m. when he turned left at Blair Road in front of an Buick SUV driven west by Jack C. Moore, 71, of Kingston, an accident report said.

Moore’s passsenger, Nancy S. Moore, 66, was taken by ambulance to University of Tennessee Medical Center, the report said.

The teenager was taken by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center with possible injuries. His teenage passenger was not injured, and neither was Jack Moore, the report said.

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Blair Road, collision, Highway 58

Car collision breaks utility pole, knocks out power

Posted at 12:30 pm October 22, 2012
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Car Accident South Jefferson Circle

A driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and power was knocked out in an area of west Oak Ridge after a single-vehicle accident on South Jefferson Circle on Sunday. (Photos by Tom Scott)

A car hit a utility pole cable on South Jefferson Circle on Sunday night, breaking the pole and knocking out power to about 690 customers, a city official said Monday.

The customers who lost power after the 7:45 p.m. accident were located along Louisiana Avenue and its side streets, Oak Ridge Electric Director Jack Suggs said. He said temporary repairs were made, and power was fully restored at about 9:15 p.m.

Suggs said the car left the roadway—it wasn’t clear whether it had been on Oak Ridge Turnpike or South Jefferson Circle—and struck a guy wire that holds up a pole near Weatherford Mortuary. The pole broke and split down the middle.

“Emergency responders arrived at the scene and secured it until personnel from the power company could be called in and respond,” Suggs said.

The driver was reportedly taken by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center with what appeared to be minor injuries.

Car and Power Pole Accident

Oak Ridge firefighter David Gray responds to a single-vehicle accident between a car and a utility pole on South Jefferson Circle on Sunday night.

City workers used a utility truck to hold the pole in place through Sunday night.

Suggs said crews planned to replace the pole today. Suggs said he didn’t expect many outages, if any, while the pole is changed.

“Although the ever present possibility of a power outage becomes even greater when lines are being repaired, we anticipate that we will be able to notify all customers affected individually,” Suggs said.

Filed Under: Government, Police and Fire Tagged With: collision, Jack Suggs, power, South Jefferson Circle, utility pole

Motorcyclist taken to UT Medical Center after Saturday collision

Posted at 1:45 pm August 27, 2012
By John Huotari 1 Comment

South Illinois Avenue Motorcycle Accident

A Heiskell man was taken by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a Saturday morning collision with a minivan on South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge. (Photo by Tom Scott)

A 68-year-old motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a Saturday morning collision with a car at a busy intersection in south Oak Ridge.

An Oak Ridge Police Department accident report said Roy Clifton Hall Jr., 68, of Heiskell, was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on South Illinois Avenue when he hit a a Toyota minivan driven by Betty Jean Sonnenfeldt, 55, of Knoxville. The report said Sonnenfeldt was trying to turn onto Lafayette Avenue, but she did not yield to Hall.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: Betty Jean Sonnenfeldt, collision, motorcycle, Roy Clifton Hall Jr.

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