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Driver identified in fatal AC crash

Posted at 6:05 pm February 5, 2022
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The driver who died has been identified after a police pursuit and fatal crash in Anderson County on Sunday.

The identity of the driver and two other people injured in the two-vehicle crash were initially withheld after the crash at Mountain Road and Highway 441 at about 2 p.m. Sunday.

On Saturday, Dave Clark, district attorney general in the Seventh Judicial District in Anderson County, said the medical examiner had completed the identification of the driver who died and notified family members.

The driver has been identified as Elijah Morley of Dandridge and the passenger who was injured in that vehicle was identified as Dustin Dienst of Morristown, Clark said.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was injured in the crash was Austin Dean, Clark said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Austin Dean, crash, Dave Clark, Dustin Dienst, Elijah Morley, fatal crash, Highway 441, mountain road, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

One dies, trooper injured after AC crash

Posted at 11:16 pm February 2, 2022
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A driver died and a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was injured after a crash in Anderson County on Sunday.

The THP was pursuing a vehicle with two people inside at about 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Dave Clark, district attorney general in the Seventh Judicial District in Anderson County.

The pursuit continued along several roads before the vehicle being chased and the THP cruiser left the roadway and crashed near the intersection of Mountain Road and Highway 441, Clark said.

The driver of the vehicle being chased died, and a passenger in that vehicle was injured and was taken to a hospital, Clark said. The trooper was also injured and was treated and released from a hospital, Clark said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, crash, Dave Clark, Highway 441, mountain road, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Rescuers respond to three calls of drivers trapped in high waters

Posted at 11:49 pm February 11, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A car is stuck in flood water on Mountain Road in Anderson County on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (Photo courtesy Anderson County Sheriff's Department)

A car is stuck in flood water on Mountain Road in Anderson County on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (Photo courtesy Anderson County Sheriff’s Department)

 

Rescuers in Anderson County have responded to three calls of drivers trapped in high waters, authorities said Sunday.

There were no injuries reported, but the cars remained in the flooded areas, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department said.

One of those rescue calls was on Airport Road just east of Oliver Springs. In that case, a man who called 911 at the Oliver Springs Police Department at about 9 p.m. Saturday was able to escape on his own through flood water reported to be chest-deep.

The other two rescue calls were on Mountain Road and Pumpkin Hollow Road in east Anderson County, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Highway Department, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Briceville Highway, Brooks Gap Road, flood water, Granite Road, high waters, Mark Lucas, mountain road, National Weather Service, Oliver Springs Police Department, Pumpkin Hollow Road, rescue calls, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Norris Bulletin provides detour ideas over I-75

Posted at 1:58 pm July 15, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

With traffic over Interstate 75 on Highway 61 down to one lane in either direction for bridge repair work, drivers can expect delays now through October 31, but our friends at the Norris Bulletin have a couple of alternate routes you may want to consider.

In the Wednesday edition, the Bulletin said westbound drivers can get to the other side of the interstate pretty quickly by taking the back route via Alley Road off the Norris Freeway and then following Hillvale Road all the way to back to Highway 61, adjacent to Harrison’s, Waffle House, and WalMart. The Bulletin said that detour will work for westbound traffic trying to get to I-75 South or to Clinton, but eastbound traffic probably will not get much benefit from that route due to expected backups.

For eastbound drivers, the Bulletin suggested turning left onto Miller Road just before Ray Varner Ford and following that route until reaching Hillvale, where you would then turn left, and proceed to Alley Road back into Norris.

Another option, especially for those living in Andersonville or south on Norris Freeway is to take Mountain Road east across the interstate. To reach Mountain Road from Clinton, take Sinking Springs Road (you can either turn right after crossing the Clinch River Bridge just past the soccer fields and Hammer’s, or continue on to Bland Road) until reaching Irwin Mill Road. Turn right there and proceed to Mountain Road. Turning left on either Bethel Road, Cross Pike, or Norris Freeway will return you to Highway 61.

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, Norris, State Tagged With: Alley Road, bridge repair, Highway 61, Hillvale Road, I-75, Interstate 75, Miller Road, mountain road, Norris Bulletin, Norris Freeway

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