KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Traffic was backed up for several miles on eastbound Interstate 40 after a crash near Strawberry Plains Pike in East Knox County.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, a crash was blocking the left shoulder of I-40 at mile marker 399.
Traffic moved slowly past the crash as emergency crews responded, causing long backups stretching into Knoxville. As of 4 p.m., traffic was backed up as far as the Rutledge Pike exit, which also caused backups on Interstate 640 to the Millertown Pike exit.