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Two taken to hospital after shooting reported on Tuskegee

Posted at 12:54 pm November 13, 2015
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Tuskegee Drive Shooting Nov. 13, 2015

Two people were taken to the hospital, including one in a Lifestar helicopter, after a shooting was reported on Tuskegee Drive on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 1:36 p.m.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting was reported on Tuskegee Drive in central Oak Ridge on Friday.

One person was taken by ambulance, and another, reported to be a female, was flown out on a UT Lifestar medical helicopter, which landed on Tuskegee Drive in front of the Oak Ridge Central Fire Station.

There was a report that a person of interest had been detained.

The shooting was reported at about 12 p.m. Friday. The Oak Ridge Police Department and Oak Ridge Police Department were on the scene investigating, and Tuskegee Drive was temporarily closed until about 1:30 p.m. One vehicle, a four-door sedan, was towed away, although it’s not clear why. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: medical helicopter, Oak Ridge Central Fire Station, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, shooting, Tuskegee Drive, UT Lifestar

Oak Ridge conducts city-wide disaster training today

Posted at 10:45 am November 5, 2015
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The City of Oak Ridge will be conducting a city-wide exercise of the Emergency Management System and Emergency Operations Center today. The full-participation exercise will begin at 11:15 this morning (Thursday, November 5) at Oak Ridge Fire Department headquarters located in the Municipal Building at 200 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge.

The drill was planned and is administered by 10 instructors from across the United States and former Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency managers and trainers. The lead instructor is Phil McLaughlin, owner of the McLaughlin Training Group, a press release said. Chief McLaughlin is the retired deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Fire Department.

All city departments are represented in today’s drill, along with representatives from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Anderson County Health Department, American Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol, Oak Ridge Schools, Methodist Medical Center, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the city manager’s office. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, U.S., U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, disaster training, Emergency Management System, Emergency Operations Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Municipal Building, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Municipal Building, Phil McLaughlin, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Police negotiate, but man shoots himself with shotgun after traffic stop

Posted at 8:51 am November 4, 2015
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Note: This story was updated at 9:10 a.m.

A 45-year-old man shot himself with a shotgun after a traffic stop on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday night and after the Oak Ridge Police Department tried to negotiate with him, authorities said.

The initial call came in at about 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, November 3. ORPD officers were dispatched to the area near the intersection of the Oak Ridge Turnpike and Jefferson Avenue, after Oak Ridge Fire Department personnel reported three cars that appeared to be racing westbound from that location.

One officer stopped a 1999 Toyota pickup truck on the Oak Ridge Turnpike west of Louisiana Avenue for a speed violation, an ORPD press release said. The 45-year-old male driver, and sole occupant of the truck, exited the vehicle brandishing a 20-gauge shotgun, officers said.

The male subject then refused to comply with the officer’s repeated orders to place the weapon on the ground, and he proceeded to walk away from his vehicle while holding the barrel of the shotgun under his chin, the ORPD said. Numerous officers responded to the scene to assist in containing the male subject, who continued to pace back and forth on the sidewalk near his vehicle, the Police Department said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, ORPD, shooting

Oak Ridge Turnpike closed Tuesday night as police, fire units investigate shooting incident

Posted at 1:35 am November 4, 2015
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Oak Ridge Turnpike Incident Nov. 3, 2015

A stretch of Oak Ridge Turnpike was closed west of Louisiana Avenue late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning as police and fire units investigated a shooting incident. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9:13 a.m.

A stretch of Oak Ridge Turnpike was closed west of Louisiana Avenue late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning as police and fire units investigated a shooting incident.

A medical helicopter landed at Big Turtle Park in west Oak Ridge and could be seen taking off at about 11:40 p.m. Emergency workers reported a man with a gunshot wound to the face, although authorities hadn’t released details about the shooting as of early Wednesday morning. Update (9:13 a.m.): Police have since said the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.

All four lanes of the divided highway remained closed until past 2 a.m. Wednesday, and the Oak Ridge Police Department and Oak Ridge Fire Department were both on the scene early Wednesday. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department helped provide traffic control east of the incident near United Grocery Outlet at Louisiana Avenue on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning. Most traffic was taking a side street route down West Lincoln Road. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Louisiana Avenue, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, West Lincoln Road

Fire destroys home on West Outer Drive

Posted at 10:20 am November 2, 2015
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West Outer Drive Fire Oct. 31, 2015

A fire destroyed an unoccupied rental home on West Outer Drive early Saturday morning, authorities said. (Submitted photo)

 

A fire destroyed an unoccupied rental home on West Outer Drive early Saturday morning, authorities said.

The fire was reported at about 4:25 a.m. Saturday, October 31, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

Flames were coming through the roof of the house when the Oak Ridge Fire Department arrived, the press release said.

The city said the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and the cause is still under investigation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: fire, Oak Ridge Electric Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, West Outer Drive

Apartment resident pulled to safety during fire, treated for smoke inhalation

Posted at 10:06 am November 2, 2015
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East Tennessee Avenue Fire Oct. 28, 2015

An apartment resident on East Tennessee Avenue was pulled to safety and taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after his food caught fire on a stove on Wednesday, October 28, authorities said.

 

An apartment resident on East Tennessee Avenue was pulled to safety and taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after his food caught fire on a stove on Wednesday, October 28, authorities said.

The resident, identified as Earnest Hurd, was cooking supper when he fell asleep at approximately 10:19 p.m. Wednesday, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release. People passing by saw smoke coming from the apartment and called 911 dispatchers, who then dispatched the Oak Ridge Fire Department and Oak Ridge Police Department.

ORPD was the first to arrive and saw Hurd lying on the floor of the apartment, the press release said. ORPD opened the door and pulled the occupant to safety just as ORFD arrived. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: apartment fire, Earnest Hurd, East Tennessee Avenue, fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORFD, ORPD

Knoxville man dies after pickup crash on Bethel Valley Road

Posted at 12:50 pm October 28, 2015
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Bethel Valley Road Crash Chevy Oct. 27, 2015

Victor Gujmuit, 25, of Knoxville, was driving westbound in this green Chevy S10 pickup truck on Bethel Valley Road on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2015, when he lost control and collided with an eastbound Ford Ranger pickup. He was treated at the scene and taken to UT Medical Center, where he later died. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 3 p.m. Oct. 29.

A Knoxville man died after he was ejected from his pickup truck in a multi-vehicle crash on Bethel Valley Road on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified the driver as Victor Gujmuit, 25, of Knoxville.

The ORPD said Gujmuit was driving west on Bethel Valley Road in a 1997 Chevrolet S10 pickup when he lost control and entered the inside eastbound lane of the four-lane roadway. His truck collided with a 1996 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Kurt Marcotte, 52, of Knoxville. Gujmuit was ejected onto the roadway in the outside eastbound lane and hit by a 2003 Dodge pickup truck driven by Raymond Lenoir, 57, of Powell, authorities said.

Gujmuit and Marcotte were treated at the scene and taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where Gujmuit later died, the ORPD said. Police have not determined the cause of his death. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Bethel Valley Road, Clinton Police Department, crash, Kurt Marcotte, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Public Works Department, ORPD, Raymond Lenoir, Scarboro Road, South Illinois Avenue, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Victor Gujmuit

Two injured, roadway closed after two-pickup crash on Bethel Valley Road

Posted at 5:55 pm October 27, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bethel Valley Road Crash Chevy Oct. 27, 2015

A green Chevy S10 pickup truck was involved in a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Bethel Valley Road between Scarboro Road and South Illinois Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 7:10 p.m.

Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital after two pickup trucks crashed on Bethel Valley Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Preliminary reports said one person was trapped and one was ejected. But the nature of their injuries weren’t immediately clear.

Authorities said the road could be closed several hours between Scarboro Road and South Illinois Avenue as officers investigate and reconstruct the crash Tuesday evening.

The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. It also wasn’t clear which direction the two pickup trucks were traveling when they collided. One pickup was a green Chevy S10 and the other was a blue Ford Ranger. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Bethel Valley Road, crash, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Scarboro Road, South Illinois Avenue

Relics of a Firefighter: Retired volunteer fireman, avid collector to lead educational event Saturday

Posted at 3:29 pm October 23, 2015
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Relics of a Firefighter

Tom Scott, a retired volunteer fireman and avid collector, will be the guest speaker at an educational event on Saturday titled “Relics of a Firefighter.” It starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 24, at Through the Looking Glass Antiques in Jackson Square.

Scott was a volunteer firefighter in Newport, Rhode Island; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Aiken, South Carolina.

He has been a member of the Oliver Springs Fire Department since 1974.

In 1992, he became the volunteer photographer for the Oak Ridge Fire Department. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: firefighter, firefighting, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oliver Springs Fire Department, Relics of a Firefighter, Through the Looking Glass Antiques, Tom Scott

Firefighters, ambulance crew respond to roadside baby delivery

Posted at 1:30 pm October 19, 2015
By John Huotari 4 Comments

Oak Ridge Fire Engine

Oak Ridge firefighters and an Anderson County ambulance crew responded to a report of a baby delivery at a car rental store on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Sunday night.

The call from Enterprise Rent a Car at 608 Oak Ridge Turnpike came in at 7:58 p.m. Sunday.

The baby was delivered in the short time before the Oak Ridge Fire Department arrived. Emergency workers cut the baby’s cord, and the newborn and mother were taken to the hospital on an Anderson County Emergency Medical Services ambulance, along with two firefighters.

The baby began to cry after firefighters treated it at the scene, and that’s a good sign, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: ambulance crew, Anderson County, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, baby delivery, Darryl Kerley, Enterprise Rent a Car, firefighters, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Fire Department

Female driver escapes car after it goes down embankment at Clinch River

Posted at 9:10 pm September 29, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Car in Clinch River on Sept. 28, 2015

There were no immediate reports of injuries, and the driver reportedly escaped when this car went off Melton Lake Drive and down an embankment into the Clinch River on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

There were no immediate reports of injuries, and the driver appeared to escape when a small car went off Melton Lake Drive and down an embankment at the Clinch River on Monday night.

The single-vehicle crash was reported at 10:47 p.m. Monday. The female driver was able to reportedly escape from the vehicle, which was said to be partially submerged.

The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately available Monday night. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch River, crash, Melton Lake Drive, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department

Oak Ridge police seek suspect in Monday night shooting, crash

Posted at 6:04 pm September 22, 2015
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Larry Dewayne Williams Wanted Poster

The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified a person of interest in the shooting on Wakefield Road and crash on North Illinois Avenue on Monday, and they consider the suspect to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.

The person of interest has been described as Larry Dewayne Williams, a black male, 28 years old, and 6’1″ and 165 pounds, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

“Extreme caution should be used if he is observed,” the press release said.

Meanwhile, the Oak Ridge Police Department is taking steps to prevent further shootings on Wakefield Road. There were three in 48 hours, and one arrest has already been made.

“We’re working actively with other agenices to suppress vehicle and pedestrian traffic in areas which cause us concern,” Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi said Tuesday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Billy Weaver, City of Oak Ridge, crash, Larry Dewayne Williams, North Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, shooting, Wakefield Road, West Outer Drive

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