22-year-old driver facing vehicular homicide charges after wrong-way crash on I-40 leaves 2 dead, THP says

What This Story Is About

  • A 22-year-old driver in Knoxville faces two counts of vehicular homicide after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 left two people dead, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Why It Matters

  • The driver struck two cars, killing two people in one of the cars. He now faces charge for vehicular homicide.
  • The driver suffered injuries in the collision and faces two counts of vehicular homicide.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A 22-year-old driver, Paul Fisher, faces two counts of vehicular homicide after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 left two people dead, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

It happened on Sunday in Knoxville. Troopers responded to the crash involving three cars.

According to preliminary reports, Fisher was driving a 2012 Toyota Corolla westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-40 when he collided head-on with an oncoming 2026 Chevrolet Equinox near Sutherland Avenue…

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