Tag Archives: Accident

A two-year-old boy was ejected from a vehicle after an accident Monday morning. According to reports from Cookeville Police, 28-year-old Heather Phillips of Cookeville was traveling westbound on West Jackson Street near Maxwell Street when the vehicle left the roadway while negotiating a left curve and struck a utility pole. The two-year-old was not secured in a child safety seat ... Read More »

A three-year-old girl passed away Thursday night after suffering an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in Algood. Algood Police Chief Dale Armour said the incident happened between the Algood schools and IWC Food Service on Dry Valley Road. Armour said the child was left unattended in a vehicle and accessed a loaded handgun. Armour said no arrests have been made at ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department investigating a three-vehicle collision on Spring Street near J. S. Breedlove Drive on Halloween night. Public Information Officer Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the accident occurred after a vehicle crossed the center line, striking two other vehicles. One person was transported by EMS to the hospital. As of 8 p.m., Spring Street from Dry Valley Road to J.S. ... Read More »

A Cookeville man was airlifted Monday after a head-on collision on Dodson Branch Highway. According to the State Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Cody Jones was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital after suffering serious injuries. Jones was traveling north and failed to navigate a curve. Jones’ vehicle entered the southbound lane and struck a vehicle head-on. The second vehicle was driven by a ... Read More »

A Cookeville woman was injured Wednesday morning in an I-40 accident in Putnam County. 61-year-old Marianne Brown was traveling east in a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro when she struck the rear of a 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor driven by 65-year-old Ronald Vosekuil of Spartanburg, South Carolina. After striking the vehicle, Brown then ran into a guardrail on the right side of the ... Read More »

A Crossville ladder truck that is just three-years-old could be deemed a complete loss after an electrical accident at fire station #2. Fire Chief Chris South said the incident occurred on February 11th during a routine check by a senior fire fighter. “He extended the ladder to full extension and in a lapse of judgement and obviously against all of ... Read More »

A multi-vehicle crash resulting in a fuel spill on I-40 west bound causing traffic delays Wednesday afternoon. The right lane near mile marker 299 closed to traffic due to the accident. No injuries have been reported.   Read More »

One person is dead after a Saturday afternoon accident on I-40 near mile marker 283. 39-year-old Andrew Defour of Florence, Texas was driving a 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup when the trailer being pulled behind the vehicle began to sway and caused Defour to drive off the left side of the roadway. Defour then overcorrected and drove off the right side ... Read More »

A Cookeville man faces four charges following a traffic accident Sunday morning. 39-year-old Thaddeus Spady was charged with driving on a revoked license, driving without insurance, leaving the scene of an accident, and failing to report an accident. Tennessee Highway Patrol reports Spady was traveling eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 275 in a 2005 Mercedes S430 in the right ... Read More »

Former Tennessee Tech student Mason Henry passed away after an apparent accident Saturday that occurred at the Phi Delta Theta facility at Tennessee Tech. Phi Delta Theta has been working with the university and the Tennessee Delta Chapter since learning of the incident. The fraternity continues to investigate to better understand the details of that day. Tennessee Tech Officials shared ... Read More »