Teen charged with DUI, other offenses following Middle TN chase
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A teenager is facing multiple charges after reportedly being involved in a crash with one law enforcement vehicle and then hitting another one during a pursuit through two Middle Tennessee counties.
According to Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), a 2020 Ford Explorer was heading westbound on State Highway 49 as it fled from a marked THP vehicle in Robertson County on Sunday, April 14.
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Officials said the Ford turned onto the eastbound entrance ramp to Interstate 24 and lost control, causing it to enter the THP vehicle’s path. Then, the THP vehicle reportedly hit the driver’s side of the Ford, which became disabled, so the driver got out of the SUV and tried to run away.
At this point, THP said a Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office vehicle crossed the eastbound entrance ramp to “intercept the fleeing suspect,” who ran into the front fender area on the driver’s side of the vehicle, fell to the ground, and was “inadvertently struck” by the vehicle as it came to a stop.
According to authorities, the suspect — identified as 19-year-old Dillon Duke of Tennessee — sustained minor injuries and was taken into custody.
THP reported Duke has been charged with evading arrest, driving under the influence, theft, and burglary.
Neither the state trooper in the THP vehicle nor the deputies in the sheriff’s office vehicle were injured over the course of the pursuit
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