Traffic Fatalities down; Pedestrian Crash fatalities on rise

On this last day of April it is nice to be able to report that our traffic fatalities are down by about 19% compared to last year at this time. We have lost 254 persons on our roadways in 2013. An area of concern is pedestrian fatalities. We have lost 29 pedestrians as compared to 21 last year at this time. The county with the largest reduction is Obion. They have lost two people this year, but had already lost ten at this time last year. Persons we lost in April are listed below. May they rest in peace.

Earl Strange, 79, Lafollette, Tn

Richard Wiles, 46, Lewisburg;

Authur Bell, 76 Stantonville;

Julio Anleu, 63, New Castle, Pa;

Gracia Anleu, 95, New Castle, Pa;

Earl Swallos, 62, Old Fort;

Jayla Moffett, 20, Knoxville;

Grant Knighton, 48, Collierville;

Roy Johnson, 74, Fayetteville;

Mary Ann Patton, 54, Cherokee, Al;

Jimmy Bynum, 61, Huntingdon;

Sierra Sullivan, 21, Oak Ridge;

Daniel Dotson, 33, LaVergne;

Gabriel Dalton, 30, Seymour;

James Hartsock, 40, Bulls Gap;

Bradley Reeves, 47, Scotts Hill;

Homer Wright, 76, Clarksville;

Ronald Blakenship, 45, Westmoreland;

Daniel Caldwell, 32, Rock Island;

James West, 58, Wartburg;

Bobby Flarity, 21, Chattanooga;

Morgan Ramos, 23, Morristown;

Marion Sanders, 48, Cedar Grove;

William Rogers, 74, Hiwassee, Ga;

Judith Rogers, 73, Hiwassee, Ga;

Andrew Svgdik, 19, Cordova;

Kimberly Ricardson, 50, Linden;

Jacob Ownby, 21, Tellico Plains;

Eddie Marvin, 61, Maynardville;

Monday Schreiber, 35, White Bluff;

Christy Hiland, 22, Lafayette;

Roger Sutton, 50, Trenton;

Dreyson Stewart, 19, Powell;

Sandra Anderson, 40, Gruetli Lager;

Urain Meyers, 48, Memphis;

Dinah Springfield, 43, Memphis;

Richard Fields, 65, Memphis;

Doris Wilson, 50, Memphis;

Gregory Redd, 55, Memphis

Donald Bonds, 51, Memphis