A tractor trailer was reportedly speeding when it collided with two passenger cars on Highway 11-W near Kingsport, TN, on Thursday, April 12. According to the Johnson City Press, the driver of the tractor trailer had set his cruise control at 58 m.p.h., despite the 45 m.p.h. speed limit, when his truck smashed into two […]
Tennessee truck accidents
Two Killed in Tractor Trailer Crash in Greeneville, TN
A passenger car collided with a tractor trailer in Greene County, TN, on Sunday, April 1, killing two people in the car, including a 4-month-old baby. According to TimesNews.net, the tractor trailer was traveling on Bridge Burners Boulevard and was struck by the car as it crossed the northbound lanes of 11-E. The driver of […]
Tractor Trailer Crashes into State Trooper in Knoxville
Truck driver fatigue appears to have played a part in an accident in Knoxville that left a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper with critical injuries on Tuesday, March 13. According to WATE.com, the trooper was in his vehicle in the median of Interstate 40 finishing paperwork from a traffic stop when a tractor trailer swerved and […]
Man Injured in Tractor Trailer Crash in East Ridge, TN
The driver of a passenger car reportedly lost control of his vehicle and collided head-on with a tractor trailer on Interstate 75 in East Ridge, Tenn., on Thursday, March 1. According to the Times Free Press, the crash forced the tractor trailer to strike the East Ridge overpass, splitting the truck in two and spilling […]
