On June 25, 2026, the City of Knoxville announced a $15,000 AARP Community Challenge Grant to install a raised crosswalk and flashing warning signs on Walker Boulevard, the exact location where a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 75-year-old woman in the Whittle Springs neighborhood of North Knoxville. The grant came more than a year […]
On June 22, 2026, a devastating crash on North Broadway near Cecil Avenue in Knoxville claimed three lives, including the driver and two pedestrians, after a vehicle left the road and entered First Creek. The tragedy has renewed urgent attention on a corridor that Knoxville’s own Vision Zero planning documents had already flagged as part […]
On June 22, 2026, a crash on North Broadway near Cecil Avenue in Knoxville killed three people, including two pedestrians on the First Creek Greenway. This tragedy marked the latest in a documented pattern of deadly incidents along one of Knoxville’s most dangerous corridors, where 73 pedestrian-involved crashes have occurred since recent data became available. […]
If you were involved in an accident at a Knoxville intersection equipped with a traffic camera, that footage could be the most important piece of evidence in your personal injury claim. Knoxville operates its own Red Light Photo Enforcement Program alongside TDOT SmartWay monitoring cameras, and the rules governing each are not identical to what […]
Knoxville sits at the crossroads of I-40 and I-75, a major travel artery in the Southeast. Because of this location, Knox County residents sometimes need medical care from specialists in neighboring states after a serious car accident. Many accident victims do not realize that receiving treatment at a hospital in North Carolina, Virginia, or Georgia […]
Kingston Pike stretches approximately 17 miles from downtown Knoxville through West Knoxville into Farragut, and lighting quality shifts dramatically across that entire corridor. Near Cedar Bluff and Turkey Creek, dense retail development provides relatively consistent illumination. However, the residential stretches closer to Sequoyah Hills and Morrell Road can be significantly darker after sunset. Those lighting […]
When a Knoxville family loses a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, grief arrives alongside an urgent legal clock that most families don’t know is already running. Tennessee’s one-year wrongful death deadline is among the shortest in the nation, and missing it can permanently bar a claim. At OEB Law, we have helped East […]
The Tennessee Hospital Lien Act is one of the most misunderstood laws affecting personal injury victims across Knox County. When families are already dealing with accident injuries, unexpected medical bills, and insurance negotiations, receiving a hospital lien notice can feel overwhelming and frightening. This law directly affects how much money Knox County families actually receive […]
When a loved one dies in a car accident or other fatal crash, the grief is overwhelming. Then the hospital bills arrive. For many Knoxville families, this moment brings a second shock: the medical bills do not simply disappear, and the rules for handling them are very different from a standard personal injury claim. At […]
Losing a family member in a fatal car accident on Tennessee roads like I-40 or I-75 is devastating. On top of that grief, families in Knoxville and across East Tennessee often face a serious financial complication: hospital liens filed against the wrongful death settlement. Negotiating hospital liens after a fatal car accident in Tennessee requires […]
