Mississippi Couple Injured In Tragic Wreck At Ooltewah Exit Asking $1.5 ... - The Chattanoogan

A Mississippi couple who said they suffered severe injuries in the June 25 wreck at the Ooltewah exit of I-75 in which six people were killed are suing for $1. 5 million. , filed suit in Federal Court in Chattanooga. They are suing the driver of the truck that plowed into eight vehicles, Benjamin Brewer, as well as the owner of the truck, Cool Runnings Express. The suit, filed by attorney Michael Jameson of Nashville, said the Stanleys were stopped for a construction project in their 2007 Chevrolet Uplander when Brewer slammed into them and seven other vehicles. The driver gave several different names, but he finally was identified as Marty Eugene Lance, 21. Just before 3 p. m. , a Red Bank officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 27 south with a Chevrolet S-10 pickup. The officer said, "I stopped the truck because. The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) notified the Chattanooga Beer Board of the sale of alcohol to a minor that took place at El Matador #4, 9201 Lee Highway on July 16. The sale was discovered during a follow up spot check the TABC... There just can be no excuse for East Ridge High School's stadium being in such dangerous condition that it has been condemned. I know there are a few other stadiums like this as well. Building new and beautiful schools, state of the art technology. Yet, East Ridge. Source: www.chattanoogan.com