Tennessee Fatal Accidents

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT / Gray News) - A Tennessee couple killed in flooding caused by Helene were trying to evacuate when water overwhelmed their car, neighbors say.[...]

Washington County, Tennessee Mayor Joe Grandy confirmed to News Channel 11 Monday afternoon that two people have died and 17 are unaccounted for in the county following Friday's flooding. The ...[...]

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reports at least three people were killed in the catastrophic storm and miles of roadways and bridge lanes flooded away.[...]

At least five people have died in East Tennessee in the devastating Hurricane Helene floods. The number is expected to rise. Two deaths were confirmed Sept. 29 in Unicoi County and Johnson County, and ...[...]

A plastics manufacturer in Unicoi County expressed sympathy after several employees went missing or died amid catastrophic flooding. Impact Plastics issued a press release on ...[...]

Authorities are looking for a driver who was involved in a single-vehicle crash on I-24 that resulted in the death of his passenger.[...]

Muscle Shoals police say a Nashville woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Saturday night. The incident happened at about 7:35 p.m. on George Wallace Boulevard between Patriots Drive and Sixth ...[...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 16-year-old is dead after a fatal one-vehicle crash in Lawrence County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). The crash happened on Danley Road around 8:15 p.m.[...]

Torrential rain from Storm Helene has ravaged parts of North Carolina and Tennessee - the latest south-eastern US states to suffer in a disaster that has killed at least 63 people. In North Carolina ...[...]

Torrential rain from Storm Helene has ravaged parts of North Carolina and Tennessee - the latest south-eastern US states to suffer in a disaster that has killed at least 63 people. In North Carolina ...[...]

At least five people have died in the wake of Helene making landfall in Florida as a devastating Category 4 hurricane, bringing '?unsurvivable'? conditions.Helene hit Florida's Big Bend region just ...[...]

Ronnie G. Smith, 66, and Teasha S. Biggs, 44, both of Dickson, Tennessee, were pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck on I-65 in Chilton County.[...]

The teen will be charged with driving without a license or insurance upon his release from the hospital, MNPD said.[...]

A deputy shot and killed a bear that was reportedly scavenging the body of a man killed in a crash on a popular scenic highway in Tennessee.[...]

Police said 43-year-old Hirsi Elmi, of Nashville, died after crashing on Brick Church Pike at Woodfolk Drive at about 8:10 p.m.[...]

A deputy with the Blount County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of a motorcycle crash near a wooded area Sept. 20 and encountered a male black bear about 30 yards away, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.[...]

BLOUNT CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - A deputy with the Blount Sheriff's Office shot and killed a bear that was scavenging the body of a crash victim on 'The Dragon', according to officials with the Tennessee ...[...]

Four people died in separate crashes in Smith County Tuesday night. Both crashes on Interstate 40 westbound occurred within an hour of each other, backing up traffic for several hours as emergency ...[...]

Forecasters expected the system to continue weakening as it moves into Tennessee and Kentucky and drops heavy rain over the Appalachian Mountains, with the risk of mudslides and flash flooding. Even ...[...]

Drivers in the area should expect road closures and are asked to use alternate routes, according to Metro Nashville Police Department.[...]

A man whose stolen Corvette was connected to the fatal Interstate 55 hit-and-run last Wednesday says he's hurt by the crime and so are other families. Memphis Police ...[...]

Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel under Ontario's Hwy. 401 Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel under Highway 401 that would stretch from Brampton to Scarborough. A ...[...]

BLOUNT CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - A deputy with the Blount Sheriff's Office shot and killed a bear that was scavenging the body of a crash victim on 'The Dragon', according to officials with the Tennessee ...[...]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - A Blount County deputy shot and killed a bear that was '?guarding'? the body of a motorcyclist killed in a crash on the Dragon (US Route 129), according to the Tennessee ...[...]

JOELTON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: The Metro Nashville Police Department released more information after Tuesday night's crash on Interstate 24 West near Whites Creek Pike. The driver killed in the crash ...[...]

Two fatal crashes are being investigated by Davidson County authorities; one on I-24 and another on Hicks Road.[...]

A deadly overnight crash has closed the eastbound lanes of I-24 near Joelton.The rollover crash was reported around 11:50 Tuesday night. Police say that one pe ...[...]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A man is arrested after he killed a pedestrian on Murphy Road at Shannon Valley Farms while driving under the influence, according to reports. At around 9:02 p.m., a Tennessee ...[...]

Okie Duane Slone, 61, was walking east on E Highway 25 / 70 towards Mountain Vista Trail around 1:20 a.m. when he was struck by a car. The autopsy report lists Slone's cause of death as '?multiple blunt ...[...]

Friends of an Ooltewah High School student say they are taking road safety into their own hands after a crash on Snow Hill Road killed their friend.Those friend ...[...]

A car-train collision in Vonore, Tennessee, resulted in one fatality with CSX cooperating in the investigation.[...]

A Knoxville man is facing charges after a crash on Murphy Road late Thursday night left a person dead. Tennessee Highway Patrol has released its preliminary report in the crash, which states Aldo ...[...]

It's senseless to me,'? Robby Miler said. A Middle Tennessee man is urging drivers to slow down after he lost two loved ones on State Route 109 in Wilson County. According to Tennessee Highway ...[...]

On Sept. 24, 1904, almost exactly 120 years ago, the eastbound No. 12 and the westbound No. 15 trains crashed into each other near New Market, about 18.5 miles outside Knoxville, the Knoxville News ...[...]

Im close to mile marker 57 I-75 north- traffic not moved past hour. Seen several fire trucks, rescue, and semi tow truck pass us in emergency lane heading to scene. One driver said he could see smoke when traffic first stopped. I pray theres [...]

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Motorcyclist killed. [...]