A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Involved in a Crash in Morgan County on a Stretch of Highway that’s Seen Several Crashes

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the driver was charged with driving without a license and failing to obey a traffic control device. (Courtesy: WVLT / WSMV)

A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper is Involved in a Crash in Morgan County on a Stretch of Highway that’s Seen Several Crashes

Posted on July 11, 2025

A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper is involved in a crash on Highway 62, also known as Knoxville Highway, which is under investigation.

THP officials say the crash happened near Oliver Springs on a stretch of the highway that has seen four people die in crashes in less than a month. Yesterday’s (Thursday) crash shut down the highway for several hours. It has since re-opened.

THP Sergeant Richard Conatser told WVLT News last week that the agency had upped its presence in the area because of the uptick in deadly crashes.

The response was prompted by a crash involving an accused drunk driver and another crash which involved a senior living facility’s bus.

THP says that all the people involved in yesterday (Thursday’s) crash are uninjured.

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