Vehicle Wrecks After Evading from Law Enforcement

ON SUNDAY, A BE ON THE LOOKOUT WAS ISSUED OUT OF MAURY COUNTY FOR A WHITE MINIVAN HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 43 FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, A DEPUTY WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOCATED THE VEHICLE DRIVING 95 MILES PER HOUR IN ETHRIDGE WHILE RUNNING RADAR IN THE AREA.  THE DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO CATCH UP WITH THE VEHICLE AND INTIATED A STOP. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR BUT CONTINUED TO EVADE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED BY A WHITE MALE LATER IDENTIFIED AS DAVID TURNER. THE DRIVER TURNED LEFT ONTO HAGAN ROAD THEN ONTO GOOD HOPE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE INCREASED IT’S SPEED UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEPUTY DISCONTINUED TO PURSUE DUE TO PENDING TRAFFIC. THE DEPUTY CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT IT HAD WRECK IN FENCE AND DITCH ON LITTLE BIRD LANE. THE MALE DRIVER WAS DETAINED AND SMELLED OF ALCOHOL. EMS WAS CALLED TO CHECK ON THE DRIVER.  TURNER WAS ARRESTED AND FACES CHARGES OF EVADING ARREST, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANE AND SPEEDING.

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