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One dies in two-vehicle crash

Posted at 10:12 pm October 18, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

One person died after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike at Wisconsin Avenue late Monday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2021. (Submitted photo)

One person died after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike at Wisconsin Avenue late Monday afternoon.

The crash was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m. Monday, the Oak Ridge Police Department said.

The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately available, and neither was the condition of any other drivers or passengers involved in the crash.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, ORPD, Wisconsin Avenue

Oak Ridge man dies in motorcycle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike

Posted at 6:15 pm March 5, 2021
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A 66-year-old man died Thursday after police said he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on Oak Ridge Turnpike, according to the city.

The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to the crash, which was in front of Oak Ridge High School, at about 6:13 p.m. Thursday. The initial investigation shows that James Lynch lost control of the motorcycle, which then slid on its side for about 50 feet before hitting the back of a small van, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

Lynch later died at Methodist Medical Center.

Witnesses told investigators the sun was in Lynch’s eyes. Investigators also believe speed was a factor, the press release said. No use of drugs or alcohol are suspected.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: crash, James Lynch, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike

Updated: Crews repairing water main break

Posted at 6:05 pm August 13, 2020
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Oak Ridge crews are repairing a water main break at the corner of Rutgers Avenue and Oak Ridge Turnpike, the city said Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13, 2020. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge)

Note: This story was updated at 12 p.m. Aug. 16.

Oak Ridge crews repaired a water main break at the corner of Rutgers Avenue and Oak Ridge Turnpike, the city said last week.

Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, the city said Oak Ridge Public Works crews were shutting valves to isolate the break. Crews could be repairing the main for the next several hours, the city said. Water was cut off for the Jimmy Johns and Home Federal Bank on the Oak Ridge Turnpike.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Public Works, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Rutgers Avenue, water main break

For members: Police say they found parts matching defendant’s car at fatal hit-and-run

Posted at 6:13 pm August 12, 2020
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Police officers investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning said they found vehicle parts matching the defendant’s car at the crash site.

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Police officers investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning said they found vehicle parts matching the defendant’s car at the crash site.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, Christhian Ariel Ordonez-Alvarenza, Donny L. McGhee, driving without a license, false reporting, fatal hit-and-run, hit-and-run crash, leaving the scene of a crash involving death, Matthew R. Johnston, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, tampering with or fabricating evidence

Suspect identified in fatal hit-and-run

Posted at 11:31 pm August 11, 2020
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Christhian Ordonez-Alvarenza

The suspect in the fatal hit-and-run crash on Tuesday morning has been identified as Christhian Ariel Ordonez-Alvarenza, 28, of Oak Ridge, a city spokesperson said Tuesday evening.

He was detained shortly after the crash and later charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving a death, driving while unlicensed, filing a false police report, and tampering with evidence, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

He was jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton on Tuesday night.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Christhian Ariel Ordonez-Alvarenza, City of Oak Ridge, Donny L. McGhee, fatal hit-and-run, hit-and-run crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike

Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run crash

Posted at 2:33 pm August 11, 2020
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The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian between Brussels Road and Bogola Road on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The victim of the fatal hit-and-run crash in east Oak Ridge on Tuesday morning has been identified as Donny L. McGhee, 48, of Knoxville.

McGhee’s last known address was on East Magnolia Avenue, the City of Oak Ridge said.

The deadly crash was reported at about 7 a.m. Tuesday on Oak Ridge Turnpike between Brussels Road and Bogola Road.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Donny L. McGhee, fatal hit-and-run, hit-and-run crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike

Police investigating fatal hit-and-run involving pedestrian on Turnpike

Posted at 10:27 am August 11, 2020
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The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian between Brussels Road and Bogola Road on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning.

Police received a 911 call about the fatal hit-and-run at about 7 a.m. Tuesday. It was reported between Brussels Road and Bogola Road in east Oak Ridge.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: Bogola Road, Brussels Road, fatal hit-and-run, hit-and-run, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike

One flown to hospital after two-vehicle crash

Posted at 4:00 pm January 6, 2020
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Oak Ridge Turnpike Salem Road Crash Jan 6 2020
One person was flown to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike near Salem Road on Monday morning, Jan. 6, 2020. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Police Department)

One person was flown to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash in west Oak Ridge on Monday morning, emergency responders said.

The crash was reported at about 6:15 a.m. Monday on Oak Ridge Turnpike near Salem Road. The Oak Ridge police and fire departments responded.

When they arrived, Oak Ridge Fire Department firefighters found a heavily damaged vehicle with the injured driver still inside. They quickly extinguished a small fire in the engine compartment of the vehicle and rescued the driver, emergency responders said. The injured driver was then flown by a Lifestar medical helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. The driver of the second vehicle reported no injuries.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: crash, Lifestar, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike

Police identify woman who died in two-vehicle crash

Posted at 2:11 pm May 1, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified the woman who died in the two-vehicle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon as Johnnie Gary, 77, of Oak Ridge.

The two-vehicle crash between a sedan and pickup truck was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the westbound lanes of Oak Ridge Turnpike just east of Nebraska Avenue, at Newport Drive.

Gary was pronounced dead at the crash site, the ORPD said.

The other driver had non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge to be treated.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: crash, Johnnie Gary, Matt Tedford, Newport Drive, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, ORPD

Updated: One person dies in crash in west Oak Ridge

Posted at 2:39 pm April 30, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Note: This story was updated at 11 a.m. May 1.

A female driver died in a crash in west Oak Ridge on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The two-vehicle crash was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the westbound lanes of Oak Ridge Turnpike just east of Nebraska Avenue, at Newport Drive. It involved a maroon sedan and a white pickup truck. The sedan had come to a stop heading south on Newport Drive onto Oak Ridge Turnpike, while the pickup truck was in the westbound lanes with its front end turned into the grassy center median.

The cause is not known yet. A specialist who can reconstruct the crash was investigating, Oak Ridge Police Department Lieutenant Matt Tedford said Tuesday afternoon.

The female’s body was taken for an autopsy by the Roane County medical examiner, Tedford said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: crash, Matt Tedford, Montana Avenue, Nebraska Avenue, Newport Drive, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, ORPD

Oak Ridge police conduct water rescue

Posted at 1:46 pm February 23, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Police Department had a water rescue at a partially submerged vehicle in west Oak Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said. (Photo courtesy ORFD)

The Oak Ridge Police Department had a water rescue at a partially submerged vehicle in west Oak Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said. (Photo courtesy ORFD)

 

The Oak Ridge Police Department had a water rescue at a partially submerged vehicle in west Oak Ridge on Saturday, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said.

The vehicle was on Oak Ridge Turnpike (Highway 95) in west Oak Ridge, one of several roads in the area that has had at least a portion of it closed.

“We are asking everyone to stay home and off the roads today while we respond to flooding in Oak Ridge,” the Fire Department said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Slider, Weather, Weather Tagged With: flooding, Highway 95, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, rain, road closures, water rescue

No injuries reported when car crashes into school bus

Posted at 12:25 pm February 15, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

No one was injured when a car crashed into an Oak Ridge school bus on Thursday, police said.

The two-vehicle crash was reported at about 6:55 a.m. Thursday in the eastbound lanes of Oak Ridge Turnpike at Salem Road.

School bus #64 was struck on the driver’s side near the rear axle by a car pulling out onto the Turnpike from Salem Road, the Oak Ridge Police Department said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: crash, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Turnpike, ORPD, school bus

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