Police

When on the road, you may find yourself often interacting with emergency vehicles such as police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks. However, you may not know exactly what to do with your own vehicle in such instances. When an emergency vehicle approaches with flashing lights, [...]

After a car accident, things can often feel like a blur. Between speaking with authorities, checking for damage, exchanging insurance info, and trying to figure out an alternative way to get to your intended destination, the aftermath of a crash (or even just fender-bender) [...]

No one likes to think about deadly car crashes. But they happen every day in the state of Tennessee. In 2016, 1,036 people died as a result of a car accident. In most of those cases, someone was at fault. If you are at fault in an accident and someone was killed, it's good to [...]

One of the first things you should do after being in a car accident is to notify the police. The officers need to write up a police report as soon as possible, therefore it’s important you get them to the scene quickly, regardless of the severity of the accident. For more [...]

Fault is a complicated issue when it comes to car wrecks. Most accidents are, well, accidental. However, there is often an issue of negligence that determines who is at fault in an accident.

Driving while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most serious crimes of which someone can be accused, and with good reason. Consuming alcohol before operating a vehicle is nearly guaranteed to impair your ability to operate the vehicle and thus much more likely to put [...]

Drunk driving is a serious criminal offense, and police understandably exert a great deal of care to catch drunk drivers before it is too late. There is very good reason that such legal measures are taken to deter and eliminate drunk drivers: they are dangerous. The simple fact [...]

Many Tennessee residents have likely seen news reports about a multi-vehicle accident in Georgia that resulted in five deaths. The fatal accident occurred on April 22 when seven vehicles crashed near Savannah on Interstate 16. In addition to the fatalities, two people were [...]

Tennessee Highway Patrol report that the chief of the Lewisburg Police Department was injured in a two-car collision during the early morning hours of April 18. Officials do not suspect that drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.