Accidents

Operation Southern Slowdown Now Underway in Manchester

Accidents, All Stories, Coffee, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Manchester Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office for “Operation Southern Slowdown.” The purpose of this multi-jurisdictional campaign is to increase enforcement from now through July 23rd to reduce speeding across the southeast. The Manchester Police Department will increase education awareness and enforcement efforts to help reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries, and …

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Willowbrook Golf Course Owner Injured in Golf Cart/Vehicle Crash

Accidents, All Stories, Coffee, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

An accident took place on Monday that left the owner of Willowbrook Golf Course with severe injuries. David Burris and his dog Arnie were riding in a golf cart near the course just outside Manchester. The golf cart and a minivan collided, leaving Burris with serious injuries and his dog with injuries. On Target News …

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Drowning at Normandy Lake on Tuesday Night

Accidents, All Stories, Coffee, Emergency, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin reports that on Tuesday night at 7:20, emergency personnel reported to the scene of a drowning at the boat dock at Normandy Dam. Edilcer Edilberto Lopez, age 37, of Shelbyville, was trying to retrieve a shoe from the water, and that’s when he fell accidentally into the water. His body …

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Apple Says Emergency Calls During Bonnaroo Were Mostly “Butt Dials”

Accidents, All Stories, Coffee, Entertainment, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

On Target News reported during the week of Bonnaroo that many accidental calls were being made to the Coffee County 911 Communication Center. They began on Tuesday and did not end until the festival closed on June 18. In total, close to 1,000 accidental 911 calls were made over six days, flooding the communication center. …

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Man Dies After Falling at Stone Door in Grundy County

Accidents, All Stories, Emergency, Grundy, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

An unidentified man fell to his death from a cliff at the Stone Door in the South Cumberland State Park in Grundy County on Friday morning. The man fell approximately 150 feet from an overlook after being startled by a rattlesnake. The man was pronounced deceased after arriving at the hospital in Sewanee.

Two Men Arrested after Runner was Injured during Moon Pie Festival

Accidents, All Stories, Bedford, Cannon, Crimes, Local, News, Police, Rutherford, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have arrested two individuals in connection with the incident that occurred on 6/17/23 during Bell Buckle’s Moon Pie Festival. Michael Lee Grimmett, age 30, of Christiana, TN was taken into custody on 6/20/23 and charged with Felony Evading Arrest and Reckless Endangerment. James Nicholas Barrett, age 31, …

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Fatal Accident in Coffee County Takes the Life of Teenager

Accidents, All Stories, Coffee, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

A fatal accident occurred on Sunday morning at 1:17 CT on Cat Creek Road at Lake Road in Coffee County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the driver was a teenager from Coffee County. The THP does not release the names of juvenile victims. On Target News has learned through various sources that the victim was Colton Stephens. …

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Drowning at Tims Ford Lake

Accidents, All Stories, Franklin, Local, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Franklin County officials say rescue teams found the body of a man who drowned in Tims Ford Lake on Saturday. The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency said it responded along with state park rangers and Franklin County deputies around 2:30 PM Saturday afternoon to a potential drowning. With the use of sonar and divers searching …

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Fatal Hit and Run in Bedford County

Accidents, All Stories, Bedford, Crimes, Local, News, Police, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

Tennessee State troopers are looking for the driver of the hit-and-run vehicle involved in a fatal pedestrian crash at 1:30 Monday morning around 2728 Midland Road in Bedford County. Andres Velazquez, age 36, suffered fatal injuries while riding an electric scooter and was struck by the vehicle that left the scene. If anyone has …

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Second Death Reported in Moore County Accident

Accidents, All Stories, Bedford, Local, Moore, News, Top Stories / By Lucky Knott

In our second follow-up to a story On Target News reported on Monday, Lori Stokes Peels, age 51, from Bedford County, died following a head-on collision on Highway 82 near the Moore County, Bedford County line on Friday night. We can now report Peels’ husband, Gary Peels, later died at a Nashville hospital. The Tennessee …

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