{"id":8381,"date":"2013-09-27T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=8381"},"modified":"2013-09-27T09:04:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T16:04:53","slug":"ups-driver-killed-in-fiery-semi-truck-crash-in-greene-county-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/8381\/ups-driver-killed-in-fiery-semi-truck-crash-in-greene-county-tn\/","title":{"rendered":"UPS Driver Killed in Fiery Semi Truck Crash in Greene County, TN"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENE COUNTY, TN – The driver of a UPS tractor trailer was killed on the northbound I-81 on September 16, in a fiery crash with a pickup truck on I-81 in Greene County, TN. Greene County is located in the northeast part of the state on the western border of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

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The driver of a UPS tractor trailer was killed in a fiery crash with a pickup truck on I-81 in Greene County, TN on September 16, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, on the northbound I-81 in Greene County at the Hamblen County line near mile marker 18.<\/p>\n

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Map shows location of fatal semi truck accident on the northbound I-81 in Greene County, TN at the Hamblen County line near mile marker 18 on September 16, 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Tennessee Highway Patrol said that the UPS truck collided with a pickup truck pulling a camper. The semi truck struck a guard rail and both vehicles burst into flames.<\/p>\n

The trucker was killed in the accident but the 60 year-old male driver of the pickup truck along with a 57 year-old female passenger were able to escape, injured, but alive.<\/p>\n

The UPS driver who was killed was identified as 67 year-old James Berl Tacy, Jr, from Covington VA. Traffic in both directions for several miles was shut down for about 5 hours while cleanup crews and investigators worked the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n

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Blog post by Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP\u00a0at TruckAccidentLaw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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