Woman charged after fatal crash on I-40 (Frankly Media)
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-40 early Sunday morning, December 10.
Knoxville Police Department officials say the crash occurred around 1:20 a.m. near I-640 in west Knoxville when 34-year-old Ellen Rideout, traveling west in a Subaru sedan in the eastbound lanes of I-40, struck a Prius heading east.
Police report the driver of the Prius was not injured, but the passenger was taken to UT Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.
Rideout was arrested, charged with vehicular homicide and DUI and booked at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility, according to KPD.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said the tools were found on Dec. 5 and belonged to the Tennessee Valley Authority.(Frankly Media)
Hancock County, TN (WOKI) Sheriff’s deputies from two counties collaborate to recover thousands of dollars worth of tools belonging to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say around $7,000 worth of stolen tools belonging to the TVA were found on December 5th. The tools had been stolen from some property also belonging to the TVA in Hancock County.
Additional information about the theft, such as the kind of tools stolen or the identity of any suspects has not been made available though HCSO says it expects to charge multiple people.
HCSO officials thanked the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in the recovery.
“The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office would like to express their appreciation to the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this recovery,” a release said.
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 West.
It happened yesterday (Thursday) afternoon near West Hills. Police say a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound on I-40 lost a tire which went over the divider wall and struck another Nissan SUV going west and that tire went through the windshield and struck the driver.
The man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No injuries were reported in the SUV that lost the tire.
A plane which took off from Downtown Island Home Airport crashes in Giles County, killing a Knoxville woman and her Dad who were the only ones on-board the single-engine airplane.
Jenny and James Blalock were killed when their plane went down near Pulaski near the Marshall County line. The Federal Aviation Administration says contact was lost with the single-engine Beechcraft airplane around noon yesterday (Thursday).
The plane is registered to Plantation Reclaimed Inc.
Knoxville nurse’s death being investigated as a homicide, police say(Frankly Media)
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville nurse’s death in September is now being investigated as a homicide.
Knoxville Police Department officials say detectives were notified Wednesday, December 6 by the Knox County Regional Forensic Center that the death of 61 year-old Janice Allison of Knoxville had been classified as a homicide.
Police report that on September 23, 2023 a patient pushed Allison down while working at East Tennessee Behavioral Health on Old Weisgarber Road. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries.
KPD says that on October 25, 2023 Allison died as a result of medical complications from injuries sustained in the September incident.
The Homicide Unit officially opened the investigation based on the Medical Examiner’s determination of the cause of death. The Homicide Unit will continue to collaborate with the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Knox County District Attorney’s Office.
At this time, no charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-year-old (Courtesy: TBI)
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a Sevier County 6-year-old.
TBI officials say 6-year-old Elizabeth Ledford is 4′6″ tall and weighs 60 pounds with red hair and blue eyes.
They say she may be traveling in a blue 2009 Nissan Versa with Washington State Tag CCV8393 and may be in Washington state; she was last seen on November 28, 2023.
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for Sevier County 6-year-old (Courtesy: TBI)
Those with information are being asked to call 865-428-1899 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is in custody after leading officers on a 120 mile-per-hour chase Tuesday in a rented Maserati.
Twenty-seven year-old Isaiah Hearn was driving the car on I-40 near Papermill Drive in Knoxville. Police say he was driving at “excessive speeds” and swerving in and out of traffic. Initially, police thought the car had been stolen because of a dispatch report so they pursued Hearn who took them on a chase along Cherry Street and I-40.
Police eventually tracked Hearn down based on information from the car’s owner who told them that she rents the car using Turo. Hearn was taken into custody at his home; he was charged with speeding, evading arrest and reckless driving.
Have you ever seen someone facing hunger? You may not have even realized it. The faces of hunger are all around us — your child’s classmate, the elderly woman who lives near you, the family who sits two rows down in church. With the rising costs of daily living, families in our community are struggling. More than 230,000 people in East Tennessee are living in food-insecure households, unsure of where their next meal will come from. The holidays only increase that need. But you can do something about it. Right now, you can help TWICE as many neighbors who are facing hunger.
Double Your Donation Day is today (Thursday). All donations made to Second Harvest on December 7th, 2023 will be matched which means a $1 donation will provide SIX meals to our neighbors facing hunger in East Tennessee! We hope you’ll mark your calendars and join us in fighting hunger and feeding hope in East Tennessee this holiday season.
Your gift up to $140,000 will be doubled today, $750,000 will be matched today.
Your gift helps: provide turkeys, hams, produce, and shelf-stable items for vulnerable households put food on the tables of those challenged with the choice of “Heat” or “Eat” show compassionate care for our community change lives and build a healthy, hunger-free East Tennessee.
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigators say the fatal fire on Tyler Jacobs Way in the Forest Ridge Apartment Community was intentionally started.
Crews were called to the scene on November 15th and investigators have determined the suspect and victim are the same, 37 year-old Michael Pelletier so no charges will be filed in the case.
