TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 25, 2026

The family of Conor Dolin, a teen killed in a December 2022 single-vehicle crash in South Knox County, filed a lawsuit this week in Knox County Circuit Court accusing the Knox County Sheriff’s Office of negligence. The suit seeks $10 million in damages from the family of the unlicensed 15-year-old driver and an undisclosed amount from the county. According to Knox News, the lawsuit alleges the sheriff’s office lost the initial investigative file, deleted body camera footage, failed to conduct a crash reconstruction and did not complete key interviews, which contributed to the district attorney declining to bring charges. The driver's family also is accused of wrongful death, negligent supervision and creating a GoFundMe using Dolin's name and likeness without permission. Dolin's family argues the statute of limitations should begin in April 2025, when they say they first learned the driver was unlicensed and had a history of reckless driving.