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The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the driver of the truck swerved to avoid hitting a deer, over-corrected and then flipped the vehicle on its side.
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traffic accident

After avoiding deer, tractor trailer wrecks on Interstate 81

The tractor-trailer was out of Sacramento, California and was hauling about 40,000 pounds of protein bars and orange juice. The driver and passenger sustained minor injuries, but were still transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Aug 27, 2018 at 2:09 PM
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Hawkins man killed in Highway 11-W crash

A Hawkins County man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday evening after he reportedly pulled out onto Highway 11-W in Surgoinsville in the path of an oncoming pickup.

Aug 23, 2018 at 11:35 AM
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fatal crash

Johnson City man killed in I-81 crash

KINGSPORT — Friday’s fatal crash on Interstate 81 was reportedly due to the victim crossing the median and entering lanes of oncoming traffic, striking another vehicle.

Aug 11, 2018 at 10:36 AM
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

THP reports fatality in multi-vehicle crash on I-81

KINGSPORT — A Friday evening crash on Interstate 81 just south of Kingsport has resulted in a fatality, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Aug 10, 2018 at 9:09 PM
The June 29 "wrong way head on collision on Highway 11-W in Rogersville is now confirmed as a quadruple fatality.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

'Wrong-way' crash in Rogersville now a quadruple fatality

A family member informed the Times-News Wednesday that David E. Kelley Jr., 53, of Kingsport, actually died at the scene of the crash, but his body was kept alive due to him being an organ donor.

Jul 11, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Jimmy Kimberlin, right, was traveling in a separate car with his son when he witnessed the crash in Rogersville that took the life of his wife, Deborah Kimberlin, left, and his parents Jimmy and Nancy Kimberlin, and severely injured their young daughter. Deborah's coworkers at Old Dominion Power Company in Norton, Va. are collecting funds to offset the family's funeral and medical expenses.
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Special Olympics

Coworkers collecting funds for Virginia family that lost 3 in Rogersville head-on crash

Deborah Kimberlin was employed at Old Dominion Power Company (ODP) in Norton, Va. and was described by her co-workers as "Sweet Deborah." The Norton ODP office is collecting donations which will toward family medical and funeral expenses.

Jul 9, 2018 at 6:00 PM
This Chevy Silerado drive by David Kelley of Kingsport reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic Friday night and struck a Chevy Cavalier. All three occupants of the Cavalier were killed.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Three killed in yet another wrong-way collision on Highway 11-W in Hawkins County

It was the fourth serious wrong way crash on 11-W in Hawkins County in the past year, and the third to result in a fatality.

Jun 30, 2018 at 11:34 AM
Remonia Blevins
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Hawkins County Grand Jury

Hawkins woman faces homicide charge for 11-W 'wrong way' fatality

Third Judicial District Attorney General Dan Armstrong told the Times-News Monday that the act of driving on the wrong side of the highway constitutes sufficient reckless behavior to merit the vehicular homicide charge.

Jun 25, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Mark Anthony Bishop and Lisa Rose Reynolds
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Clerk refused beer sale to DUI suspect moments before 100 mph pursuit

Aside from four felony charges, Mark Anthony Bishop was charged with DUI 3rd offense, driving on a revoked license 6th offense, and leaving the scene of an accident for colliding with an elderly couple’s vehicle during the police pursuit.

May 31, 2018 at 5:30 PM
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Kingsport man killed in head on collision

Austin Jones wasn't wearing a seatbelt and later succumbed to his injuries. THP Trooper Andrew Coppinger stated in his report that a seatbelt could have made a difference.

May 23, 2018 at 9:39 PM
rsmith
Kingsport

Motorcycle convoy crashes with tractor trailer on I-81

A Wednesday afternoon series of collisions on Interstate 81 in Fall Branch sent at least two motorcycle riders to the hospital, set a tractor trailer ablaze and blocked northbound lanes.

May 23, 2018 at 2:40 PM
Daniel Shawn Skeens
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Driver in Hawkins pursuit wreck facing 23 charges, remains at-large

A Kingsport man who walked away from the hospital following a high-speed chase and crash near Church Hill Sunday where meth and a gun were involved remains at large and wanted on 23 charges, including nine felonies.

Apr 26, 2018 at 1:49 PM
Phillip Brian Manis
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Driver in Hawkins wreck charged with eighth DUI, felony assault

Phillip Brian Manis and his passenger, 61-year-old George Atkins received "incapacitating" injuries. Trooper Dylan Reid said Manis smelled strongly of alcohol at the crash scene, and Reid allegedly found four opened liquor bottles inside the cab of the truck.

Mar 28, 2018 at 8:30 PM
Vicky Charlene Dykes
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Rogersville woman in DUI crash with child in vehicle gets 32 days

A Hawkins County woman who flipped her vehicle last year while under the influence of multiple drugs including meth with an eight-year-old child inside was sentenced Wednesday to 32 days in jail.

Feb 1, 2018 at 3:30 PM
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Tennessee Highway Patrol

Hawkins teen among four killed in single-vehicle wreck in Sneedville

A 2014 Ford Focus was traveling westbound on Main Street in Sneedville when it ran off the right side of the highway and struck a tree at the Walnut Avenue intersection.

Dec 4, 2017 at 9:30 PM
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