Recent Blog Posts
What Is “Values-Based” Estate Planning?
Estate planning can be a difficult process to start. It sometimes forces families to ask (and answer) difficult questions—ones that evoke anxiety for everyone involved. And there is no shortage of news stories reminding you that if you do not make a plan, you may not like what outcome state law dictates for your… Read More »
Spinal Cord Injuries Decreasing with Young, Increasing with Older Population
A new study published by an associate professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has found that the number of spinal cord injuries is decreasing among the younger generation but increasing among older Americans. This type of injury is often catastrophic and can lead to permanent consequences. Spinal cord injuries can result in paralysis,… Read More »
Multiple Car Accidents Leave Many Injured
Multiple car accidents that took place recently around the Nashville area left many people injured and vehicles destroyed. The first accident took place around 2:45 a.m. on Interstate 40 West near mile marker 212. The Tennessee Highway Patrol believes that inclement weather may have played a role in that single-car accident, and the driver… Read More »
Man Killed in West Nashville Car Accident
Recently, a man was killed in a two car accident in west Nashville. The accident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on the River Road Pike. According to the police, Holley Grammer, 47, and his sister Alison Grammer, 43, were riding in a car when another vehicle crossed into their lane and crashed into them. Sadly,… Read More »
Two Killed, One Injured in Single Car Accident
A man and a woman were killed with a third person injured in a single car accident on Interstate 40 recently. According to the Nashville Metro police, an older Honda CEX was speeding eastbound on the interstate just past the Charlotte Pike exit around 1:50 p.m. on a Sunday when the crash happened. The… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Police Officer’s Family
The parents of a Nashville Metro police officer have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a driver that struck and killed their son. Michael Petrina, 25, had been on the force for less than one year when the fatal accident occurred on the Old Hickory Boulevard exit on the interstate in May 2014. According… Read More »
Tennessee Passes Law to Punish Uninsured Drivers
Reckless uninsured drivers have been one of the biggest concerns for people on the road in Tennessee for years, and the state legislator is finally cracking down on those driving without auto insurance. Last week, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law new restrictions and penalties imposed upon uninsured motorists across the state, and… Read More »
Motorcycle Accident Kills Soldier
A motorcycle rider and military soldier was killed recently in a motorcycle accident in Clarksville, Tennessee. Tyler W. Day, 24, was riding his motorcycle around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday with a group of other motorcyclists westbound on Tiny Town Road near Tara Boulevard. Mr. Day collided with another motorcyclist in the group, Mike B…. Read More »
Teen Graduates After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury
A college senior who spent three weeks in a coma following a car accident proudly walked across the stage last week to receive her high school diploma. Caytie Gascoigne, 17, was driving her car to her after school job in December when she was hit head-on by an SUV that left her with severe… Read More »
Teen Walking Struck by Train
A teenage boy in Franklin was struck and killed while walking near the train tracks last week in what is being called “a tragic accident” by his devastated family. Identified by police as David Hernandez, 17, of Franklin, the police say that he was hit by a freight train last Thursday around 9:45 a.m…. Read More »
