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Three Ohio residents die in two-vehicle crash

Posted at 10:14 pm July 29, 2022
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Three Ohio residents died in a two-vehicle crash on Edgemoor Road at Old Emory Road in Claxton on Friday, July 22.

The three Ohio residents were all in the same vehicle, a 2018 Honda CRV, and they were all from Mansfield, Ohio, according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The driver was Peter Webel, 75, and the two passengers were Linda Webel, 76, and Frieda Gottschling, 80.

The other vehicle, a 2004 GMC Sonoma, was driven by a juvenile male from Knoxville.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Office, crash, Edgemoor Road, Frieda Gottschling, Linda Webel, Old Emory Road, Peter Webel, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Claxton brush fires investigated as arson

Posted at 12:23 pm October 4, 2016
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Information from WYSH Radio

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating several small brush fires in the Claxton area.

Just before noon on Monday, deputies were notified of three small brush fires burning in the 600 block of Edgemoor Road. When Deputy Roger Sexton arrived, the Claxton Volunteer Fire Department was already on scene dousing the fires, which were located within 50 yards of one another about 20 feet from the roadway.

While Sexton was still on the scene of the Edgemoor fires, a call came in about another brush fire on Old Emory Road near Crawford Lane, and he went to investigate. When he arrived, he found a homeowner putting out the fire with a garden hose. That fire, too, was about 20 feet from the roadway. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Claxton, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, arson, brush fires, Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, Edgemoor Road, Old Emory Road, Roger Sexton

Knoxville man dies in motorcycle crash on Old Emory in Claxton

Posted at 7:16 pm March 19, 2016
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A Knoxville man died after he lost control of his motorcycle, struck a guardrail, and landed down an embankment on Old Emory Road in Claxton on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the crash, which was reported at the intersection with Walnut Valley Road on Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

CLAXTON—A Knoxville man died after he lost control of a motorcycle, struck a guardrail, and landed down an embankment on Old Emory Road in Claxton on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

The single-vehicle crash was reported at about 2:21 p.m. Saturday at the intersection with Walnut Valley Road, just north of Bull Run Fossil Plant.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol said Peter Bolen, 52, was driving south on a 2005 Suzuki motorcycle when he lost control going around a curve and hit the guardrail. The motorcycle crossed the road and stopped in a ditch on the opposite side of the road. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Claxton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bull Run Fossil Plant, Claxton, Claxton Fire Department, crash, motorcycle crash, Old Emory Road, Peter Bolen, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Walnut Valley Road

THP investigating motorcycle crash on Old Emory Road in Claxton

Posted at 3:55 pm March 19, 2016
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that was reported on Old Emory Road on Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 7:22 p.m.

CLAXTON—The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash reported on Old Emory Road in Claxton on Saturday afternoon.

The crash was reported at about 2:21 p.m. Saturday on Old Emory Road at Walnut Valley Road, just north of the Bull Run Fossil Plant.

Old Emory Road is closed at Walnut Valley Road while the THP investigates.

Besides the THP, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, Claxton Fire Department, Anderson County Rescue Squad, and Anderson County Emergency Medical Services also responded.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Claxton, Police and Fire, Tennessee Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Claxton, Claxton Fire Department, motorcycle crash, Old Emory Road, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Walnut Valley Road

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