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MURFREESBORO, TN - An 18-year-old from Murfreesboro was killed in a two car crash on Tuesday morning. The wreck occurred on Franklin Road, which is also known as Highway 96 at about 7:30 in the morning. A man driving a Kenworth big-rig was attempting to turn into a job site when another vehicle slammed into the rear of his trailer. Witnesses say the semi-truck was pulling a low-boy trailer that is used to haul construction equipment like bulldozer's and backhoe's. According to the Tennessee . ....
MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire on Almar Knot Drive on Wednesday afternoon at 4:05 p.m. Almar Knot sits near the intersection of Gresham Lane and Franklin Road. When fire crews arrived on the scene, there was heavy smoke and flames visible from the garage of the home. Reports indicate that everyone inside the house escaped unharmed. Furthermore, no emergency responders were injured in the blaze. According to Murfreesboro Fire Officials, the Red Cross . ....
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is scheduled to begin milling, replacing traffic signal detection, and resurfacing Hwy 96 (Old Fort Pkwy/Franklin Road) from the I-24 Interchange to just west of Brinkley Road. The re-surfacing, beginning Sunday night, June 18, 2023, is part of a City partnership to reconfigure Hwy 96 from five to seven lanes to improve traffic flow. The City-TDOT roadwork partnership will improve a 3-mile section of State Route . ....
Williamson County, TN - Just one county over in Williamson County, a 21-year-old man was arrested for driving 128-miles-per-hour. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office reports the speeding incident started on I-65 this past Saturday. Eriberto Mendoza is accused of passing a Sheriff’s Deputy at 92-miles-per-hour, which was 22-miles-per-hour over the speed limit. Reports indicate he allegedly pushed the pedal even harder while traveling down Interstate 65 when the deputy pulled-in be . ....
UPDATE - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators have identified the two victims in Tuesday night's fatal crash on Fortress Blvd. According to authorities, 68-year-old Larry Pitts of Murfreesboro, a disabled passenger, and 38-year-old Daniel Dea of Murfreesboro, both died from injuries after the crash. Pitts was a passenger in the 2019 Dodge Caravan driven by 62-year-old Catherine Jett. Dea was the driver of the 2011 GMC Sierra p . ....