Vehicle pursued for reckless driving stops at Walmart, Sevierville TN


Police pursued a vehicle for reckless driving at high speed. The vehicle weaved through traffic and nearly caused a collision. Officers attempted to use spike strips during the pursuit. The vehicle stopped at a Walmart parking lot near Forks of the River Parkway. The driver and passengers complied with police commands.
Audio|Source: Knox County Public Safety
03:19
Transcript:
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Let's happen highway, lane number one, Jenkins Road, traffic light, highway to speed.
00:06
QRV[1]4, you're welcome.
00:08
So you code 5, as well as QRV[1] 5, code 5, and 788 code 5.
00:17
All right, so what's having a highway, just passed Tarwater Road, still inbound to the city.
00:27
I've seen Cedar Hill Road, still West Main, the River City.
00:35
We're going by with Spikes, but there's it.
00:40
I'm trying to get to the city now. I might not get to the time.
00:48
Over the bridge, West Main, we've now entered the city coming up to,
00:52
it's going to be West Main and State Route 66.
01:00
Right on to Forks of the River Parkway, coming back toward Pigeon Ford.
01:04
Right on the Forks of the River, just past the Justice Center.
01:08
Medic 715, change your post to West Hills.
01:12
We're coming up on State Road at Parkway now, State Road, and Lane Drive.
01:25
Tony, I'm Lee.
01:26
He's my head.
01:27
We're going back to West City.
01:33
We're going to set up to take a left onto Collier Drive. Left on the Collier Drive. Left on the Collier.
01:40
I'll tell you, what was the original reason for 99?
01:48
11-8-7-9 hit this is an option for reckless driving. He'd cut between two vehicles almost hit on a high-rate speed through the 6th.
01:57
Still call your drive just last early.
01:59
As he did before, we are headed toward Veterans Boulevard.
02:03
Lane number one.
02:08
What I'll say, me, I'm still in behind Superty units here.
02:16
Guys, he's going to make a U-turn on Collier, he's going to come back toward the Parkway. U-turn on Collier, back toward Parkway.
02:24
We've got time if you get swag set up at Collier right there to Parkway. We could have them brought it in, maybe.
02:33
Oh two to that unit right there at the redlock. You got spikes. We get set up right here.
02:38
Careful.
02:40
That to be now. He's coming over the bridge now.
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Do not get hit. Do not get hit. Make sure you got covered.
02:51
Stand by. Stand by.
02:52
Too late.
02:56
All right, we're straight through the parking lot. We're at the Walmart. We've 45 down at the Walmart. 14 14 Parkway.
03:08
We've got compliance out of the driver and the passengers, three doors open. I've got three passengers, got three passengers, got troopers on scene.
03:16
Go ahead and see if we can start 47, maybe some interest there.
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Location mentioned:
Forks of the River Pkwy, Sevierville, TN 37862
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