Alcohol Blamed On Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash In Knox County
January 16, 2012
Alcohol is being blamed as the cause of a single vehicle accident that took the life of a 54-year-old man Sunday afternoon in eastern Knox County. According to reports from the Knoxville News Sentinel, the crash happened at approximately 5:18 PM on Strawberry Plains Pike, near Perry Road.
Deputies with the Knox county sheriff’s department who responded to the scene of the crash stated that the 54-year-old victim was killed when the driver of Chevrolet Blazer lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip several times. The two other men who were in the vehicle at the time of the crash survived and were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville to receive treatment for their injuries.
Deputies stated that alcohol was found in the vehicle following the crash. Investigators are still awaiting toxicology reports and are working to determine cause and fault in the crash.
The organization, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), says that this year alone, 10,839 people–or one person every 50-minutes–will die as a result of an alcohol-related accident in the United States.
This is why the Tennessee auto accident attorneys with John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyers encourage drivers to not drink and drive. The risk of injury or death to yourself and others around you is far too great. If you have had too much to drink, call a friend or taxi to get you home safely.
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