UPDATE:

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (January 12, 2025) – Oak Ridge Police are releasing the names of a father and daughter who died as the result of a crash into an Oak Ridge grocery store on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at approximately 8:55a.m., a vehicle traveling northbound on South Rutgers Avenue near Manhattan Avenue left the roadway and struck the nearby Food City.

The driver of the vehicle, Alan Mitchell, 66, of Oak Ridge,died at the scene. The passenger of the vehicle, Amber Mitchell, 17, of Oak Ridge, was injured and taken to a local hospital but died after arriving at the hospital.

The Oak Ridge Police Department’s crash investigation remains ongoing. No other information will be released at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY:

From the Oak Ridge Police Department:

Oak Ridge Police are investigating a deadly crash into an Oak Ridge grocery store on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, at approximately 8:55 a.m., a vehicle traveling northbound on South Rutgers Avenue near Manhattan Avenue left the roadway and struck the nearby Food City.

The driver of the vehicle died at the scene. The passenger of the vehicle was injured and taken to a local hospital but died after arriving at the hospital.

The Oak Ridge Police Department’s crash investigation is ongoing. No other information will be released at this time.