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2017 – The Deadliest Year for Pedestrians in Nashville
November 29, 2017Nashville Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise Statistics tell us that Nashville is an increasingly dangerous city for pedestrians. According to nashvillelook4me.com, on average, a pedestrian is killed every 21 days in Nashville. And with the city’s population growing rapidly and our streets becoming increasingly congested, the trend is moving in the wrong direction. As of […]
read moreFormer MLB Pitcher Killed in Tennessee ATV Accident
November 13, 2017Last month a former Major League Baseball player died in an ATV accident in Humphreys County, a Middle Tennessee county approximately one hour west of downtown Nashville. According to WKRN, the 28-year-old pitcher—who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays but spent the bulk of his career with the Chicago White Sox—was killed when his ATV […]
read moreNorris “Taser Case” Officially Dismissed After Settlement With Cheatham County
September 18, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ben Raybin and David Weissman confirm that their client, Jordan Norris, has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve Jordan’s federal civil rights lawsuit against three Cheatham County Sheriff’s Deputies. Following that agreement, the lawsuit was 14 Stipulation of Dismissal today. The lawsuit alleged that the Deputies used excessive force in repeatedly […]
read moreNashville Good Samaritans Aid Victims of Fiery Truck Accident
September 4, 2017Nashville Residents Help Truck Accident Victims On Friday August 4, Nashville resident Damien Horne and several of his friends were on I-24 in Johnson County, Ill.—en route to the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally—when Horne heard a succession of crashing sounds behind him. “I looked through the rear view mirror and [saw] this semi plow […]
read moreMTA Bus Hits Pedestrian in Downtown Nashville Accident
August 24, 2017MTA Bus Accidents in Nashville Earlier this year, I wrote about an incident in which an MTA bus hit a 64-year-old woman and dragged her more than 50 yards at the intersection of Charlotte Avenue and 5th Avenue North in downtown Nashville. The Murfreesboro resident life suffered life-threatening injuries but survived the accident following surgery […]
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