WCSO: Man crashes into home, nearly hits woman

Emily Hibbitts
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Jonesborough man was arrested after crashing into a home, nearly hitting a woman, on Wednesday, police report.

According to a release from the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), deputies responded to a crash in the 4000 block of Old Jonesborough Road just after 10 p.m.

While arriving on the scene, deputies were told that the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Richard Shane King-Jessee, 27, of Jonesborough, reportedly called 911 stating no accident occurred.

Upon arrival, deputies found King-Jessee’s vehicle lodged between the front porch and the garage of a home, the WCSO stated.

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King-Jessee allegedly told police that something had run across the road and he swerved to avoid it. No skid marks were found where he had left the roadway, the release stated.

A woman walking her dog in the front yard of the home narrowly missed being hit by the vehicle as it veered off the road and into the house, the sheriff’s office reported.

Emergency Medical Services reportedly took the woman to a local hospital for treatment.

“King-Jessee was to have a vehicle interlock ignition in place in his vehicle due to having a prior DUI from April 2023,” the WCSO wrote in the release. “No such device was in place in the vehicle he crashed into the residence.”

He was charged with the following:

  • Driving under the influence

  • Reckless endangerment

  • Driving on a restricted license related to a prior DUI

King-Jessee was taken to the Washington County Detention Center where he was released on a $10,000 bond. He was set to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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