The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 06:35 PM

10-Year Old Child Struck By Truck Driven By Knoxville Man Arrested For DUI

 At 8:43 a.m. on Saturday, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a traffic crash on Magnolia Avenue near Castle Street.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found that a Ford F-150 ran off the roadway and struck two 10-year-old children. The driver, 64-year-old Edward Perry James, told officers he was not sure how the accident happened.

Both children were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. KPD reported the children were in stable condition.

The driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

According to the arrest report, officer investigation found that the two children were standing on the shoulder of the road when James drove off the road, onto the sidewalk and struck the two children.

James reportedly told officers he had not been drinking, but that he was on seizure medication.

PREVIOUS: One man was arrested for suspicion of DUI Saturday morning after striking two 10-year-old children after he had ran off the roadway.

Knoxville police arrived on the scene of Magnolia Avenue near Castle around 8:45 a.m.

Upon arrival officers found that a Ford F-150 had ran off the roadway and struck the two children.

The driver told officers he wasn’t sure how the incident happened. Both children were transported to UT hospital for treatment. They are reported to be in stable condition