Tag Archives: Wreck

A Nashville woman is facing four charges following a Thursday morning wreck at the 301 exit ramp on I-40. 29-year-old Elizabeth Guinn was traveling west when she went off the road and into the right shoulder of the exit ramp and rear-ended a parked tractor-trailer. Guinn faces charges of a DUI, Possession of Controlled Substance, Simple Possession, and failing to ... Read More »

A Cookeville man killed and one woman left in critical condition after a Tuesday night motorcycle accident on West Jackson Street near Buffalo Valley Road. Thirty-One-Year-Old James Austin was driving westbound on West Jackson with 30-year-old Megan Massa as a passenger. A truck attempted a left turn into a gas station when the two vehicles collided. Austin died from the ... Read More »

A Monterey man was transported to Cookeville Regional after an accident on I-40 Thursday. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 63 year-old Randell Bale was travelling east on I-40 in the right hand lane. The left rear tire blew out causing his 1997 Ford Ranger to travel off the roadway, striking a rock embankment. After the ... Read More »

Free car seat inspections and seats are available in White County today at Gary Maxwell Insurance. The group Safe Journey is hosting the event from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Event Volunteer Kim Creasy said Safe Journey works with the White County Sheriff’s Department and uses grants to provide replacement car seats. “If they don’t know the history of the ... Read More »

An I-40 accident turned fatal after Freightliner overturned near mile marker 287. At 12:14 PM Tuesday the Frieghtliner truck was travelling East in the left lane when it drove off of the roadway and had to over correct. This caused the truck to enter the road at an angle and overturn, sliding into the guardrail. The Freightliner truck finally stopped ... Read More »

The man responsible for an accident that killed three people in Cookeville had methamphetamine in his system. A TBI toxicology report revealed 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd of Pegram had 1.9 ug/ml of meth in his blood at the time of the January accident. Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said that is a very high amount of drugs. “When the ... Read More »

A Tuesday afternoon crash along Interstate 40 sent a Murfreesboro man to Cumberland County Medical Center. 57-year-old Edward J. Matthews was driving a U-Haul box truck westbound around mile marker 325. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s preliminary report, the truck ran off the right side of the roadway, down an embankment and struck a fence. The truck continued across ... Read More »

Four accidents occurred within a three-mile stretch of I-40 Thursday because of vehicles hydroplaning. Proper tire tread, following the speed limit and knowing how to navigate water on the road are all ways to avoid hydroplaning. Lieutenant Jeremy Austin with Tennessee Highway Patrol said knowing how to stay in control can make the difference. “Not to panic, staying calm and ... Read More »

A Saturday morning wreck along Dodson Branch Road in Putnam County resulted in multiple injuries. The accident happened around 11:00am near West Cemetery Road when a vehicle driven by 80-year-old Wyang “Keith” Allison of Cookeville pulled onto State Route 135 in front of a vehicle driven by 39-year old Brandon Burgess. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the vehicles came ... Read More »