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Given the high number of people that will be on the roads after midnight tonight and the high likelihood that many of them will be operating under the influence of some form of intoxicant, it is very likely that tonight will be among the most dangerous, if not the most dangerous, nights to take to the roadways. This blog has discussed repeatedly the dangers of driving under the influence, and how such conduct is presumed negligent in Tennessee. The unfortunate truth is that many people look forward to this night all year as a night to let loose and enjoy their drink or drug of choice. Even more unfortunate is that many of these individuals have to travel to their party destinations and then make the ill-fated decision to drive back home or to their next destination, thus endangering the lives of anyone else trying to use the roads.

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Tennesseans who take to the roads this morning are finding travel extremely treacherous due to a winter storm system that brought ice raining down on much of East Tennessee last night. The storm resulted in ice accumulations of almost an inch in some places, and below-freezing temperatures throughout the night ensured that the ice would remain on the roadways to terrorize Tennessee motorists throughout the morning. Weather reports indicate that the ice should melt later in the day as temperatures get above freezing, but it is expected to be a gradual process and leave the roads in a dangerous state until the afternoon.

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It has been a busy twenty-four hours for tow truck drivers in the area as a major snowstorm has dumped several inches of snow across East Tennessee. Tennesseans who have been forced to brave the roads during the storm have discovered that the low temperatures, dipping down into the teens in most areas, have also caused the roads to become icy and extremely slick in many areas. Not surprisingly, this has lead to a confluence of automobile accidents in Knox County, Sevier County, Blount County, Cocke County, and surrounding areas.

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As America becomes increasingly mobile and more companies are investing in providing services to their clients at their homes, more and more Tennesseans find themselves engaging in an extensive amount of driving as part of their jobs. Unfortunately, this also presents an increased risk to these Tennesseans that they may become injured in a car wreck while driving on the job, either as a result of someone else's negligence, their own bad driving, or something out of the ordinary like a vehicular malfunction. When these wrecks, happen it is important for drivers to know that they have two potential avenues for recovery.

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