Accident news in Southern Middle Tennessee
24-year-old Johnny Baldwin of Warrenville, Illinois, drowned in Tims Ford’s Boiling Fork Creek early Thursday morning. Apparently before the drowning Baldwin was attempting to evade police in a vehicle chase that began in Decherd and ended on foot in Winchester’s Ross Lane area. The man went into the water where he later drowned. His family …
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A 15-year-old girl from Manchester drowned while kayaking with her parents on the Duck River in Bedford County Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The TWRA reported the Manchester family began the day by kayaking a section of the river below Normandy Dam. At Cortner Mill, an old low head dam, the …
Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum has confirmed that there was a recreational ATV fatality off North Campbell Road in Altamont on Saturday. The victim was Connie Sue Kassner, 56, from Brasstown, North Carolina. According to GCSO, Kassner and another family member were riding separate ATVs in the Bluemont area. Witnesses stated that she was not …
The Franklin County EMA & Rescue was dispatched to “Devil Step” boat dock Saturday for a boat on fire. The fire was put out by the teamwork from the Broadview Fire Department and Winchester Fire Department. No one was injured. Authorities advise to check your boat for malfunctions before launching and always be sure to have …
45 year Thomas (Matthew) Sullenger was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon in the Mulberry community. Sullenger grew up in Moore County, but was living and working in Lincoln County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, Sullenger was driving east on the Lynchburg Highway in Mulberry around 5:30 p.m. when for …
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A work-related accident occurred at the Tracy City Public Utility’s (TCPU) water plant on Friday, May 22 has left one person dead. According to Tracy City Mayor Nadene Moore the accident took place during the delivery of normal chemicals used for processing water. Unfortunately, the accident resulted in injuries to an employee at the plant and …
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