Accident on I-24, 15 miles from Chattanooga

Was that jeep a toad? Looks scary, wonder if the driver ran off the road and then over-steered.

Yes the Jeep was the toad. I hope they are ok too.

What county is the tag from?
Can anyone read it?

Looks like the one that parks next to me in my storage lot.

rexabbot wrote:
What county is the tag from?

Can't make out the county, but it is Florida and appears to start out with a 5. But it looks like something before the 5 that I can't make out.

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Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers Vincent Meaker and Todd Pitts talk with Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services Asst. Chief Chris Proctor about a fatal wreck on I-24 Thursday afternoon. The driver of a motor home was working it on the shoulder of the interstate. He was killed when it was struck bay a tractor-trailer.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers Vincent Meaker and Todd Pitts talk with Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services Asst. Chief Chris Proctor about a fatal wreck on I-24 Thursday afternoon.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers Vincent Meaker and Todd Pitts talk with Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services Asst. Chief Chris Proctor about a fatal wreck on I-24 Thursday afternoon. / THE LEAF-CHRONICLE/ROBERT SMITH

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CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — A Florida man was killed Thursday afternoon when a tractor trailer smashed into the motor home he was repairing on the side of Interstate 24.

At about 3 p.m., Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Vincent Meaker was inspecting a tractor trailer that was on the side of the interstate when he noticed a stalled RV blocking the right westbound lane about 200 yards away.

Meaker went to the vehicle, which had Illinois plates, and helped push it to the shoulder of the road near the Trenton Road overpass, then returned to the inspection. The RV’s driver then got under the vehicle to repair it.

Shortly after, at about 3:10 p.m., Meaker heard squealing and saw another tractor trailer skidding sideways down the interstate. It struck the RV, instantly killing the driver, Roger Dale LaGrone, 65, of Temple Terrace, Fla.

A passenger in the RV, Kenneth R. Nichols, 67, of Ridgefarm, Ill, was taken to a hospital, mainly as a precaution.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Carl J. Anderson, 26, of North Baltimore, Ohio, was not hurt.

Tennessee Highway Patrol issued citations, but criminal charges will not be filed, according to a THP report.

prayers sent

lesson I take away: never stay in RV if parked on side of interstate

NORM WADDELL wrote:
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CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — A Florida man was killed Thursday afternoon when a tractor trailer smashed into the motor home he was repairing on the side of Interstate 24.

At about 3 p.m., Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Vincent Meaker was inspecting a tractor trailer that was on the side of the interstate when he noticed a stalled RV blocking the right westbound lane about 200 yards away.

Meaker went to the vehicle, which had Illinois plates, and helped push it to the shoulder of the road near the Trenton Road overpass, then returned to the inspection. The RV’s driver then got under the vehicle to repair it.

Shortly after, at about 3:10 p.m., Meaker heard squealing and saw another tractor trailer skidding sideways down the interstate. It struck the RV, instantly killing the driver, Roger Dale LaGrone, 65, of Temple Terrace, Fla.

A passenger in the RV, Kenneth R. Nichols, 67, of Ridgefarm, Ill, was taken to a hospital, mainly as a precaution.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Carl J. Anderson, 26, of North Baltimore, Ohio, was not hurt.

Tennessee Highway Patrol issued citations, but criminal charges will not be filed, according to a THP report.

Not sure if above description matches pics posted:

Meaker went to the vehicle, which had Illinois plates, and helped push it to the shoulder of the road near the Trenton Road overpass, then returned to the inspection



Pic -clearly shows a Florida tag (although man killed was Florida)

Police help push it to shoulder (a Class A with Jeep Toad)?

Also, if RV was on Shoulder near overpass and then hit by a tractor trailer, not sure how it would of gotten into middle median and rolled.....(Pics).


OP, posted it stating rainey conditions all morning, news states a 3 pm accident.


Be careful out there, hope all are Okay.

Markiemark

Returning home from a trip one time during a rain storm, I encountered six different accident sites between Mounteagle, TN and my exit here at Red top Mt GA. Two envolved semis, no RV's .

It is a very busy section of road, and when it rains the traffic causes a mist/fog situation, making visibility extremely limited at times.

It was this morning. The tag is from Florida, not sure about the county though. Here is a local news report that confirmed it was a female driver and she had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.

News Channel 9

Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt. I must admit, the coach held up much better than I expected. If this were a sticks and staples construction, like my TT, I can only imagine the mess.

In addition to this, this section of interstate, from Chattanooga to to the west side of Monteagle can be very trecherous. The weather can play havoc with traffic, many fast sweeping curves... its flat dangerous.

Be careful out there, no matter what you are driving!

Thanks!

Jeremiah

roam1 wrote:
prayers sent

lesson I take away: never stay in RV if parked on side of interstate

Such tragic news. The man under the RV probably didn't know what hit him. The man in the RV was extrememly lucky.