Summer is in full swing and people are beating the heat by hitting the lake.  With more watercraft in action, accidents are more likely to occur. Click here to learn the rules.  The following is an example of what happens on Tennessee lakes every weekend, courtesy of the The Knoxville News-Sentinel:

RUTLEDGE – Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating a Sunday accident on Cherokee Reservoir in which two personal watercraft collided, resulting in injuries to a 21-year-old Lexington, Ky., man.

According to Allen Ricks, TWRA wildlife information specialist, Joseph W. Lucas and Travis T. Hampton, 19, of Thornton, Ky., were riding the watercraft on the Grainger County side of the reservoir about 7 p.m. Sunday.

They collided near Olen Marshall Bridge, according to TWRA.

Lucas suffered leg injuries for which he was taken to Lakeway Hospital in Morristown.

If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident or hurt on the job, call the personal injury attorneys at The McKellar Law Firm for your FREE Consultation at (865) 566-0125.

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