Troopers Chasing Car Stop It From Driving Over Chickamauga Dam The Wrong Way

  • Saturday, January 19, 2019
photo by Brent McDonald (See video on NewsChannel 9)

A vehicle started going the wrong way on Highway 153 during a police chase early Saturday morning.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol was able to stop the car from driving over Chickamauga Dam.

Both the driver's vehicle and a state trooper patrol vehicle were damaged in the incident.

It happened shortly after 1 a.m. with the chase beginning at the Ridge Cut and leading to Highway 153. The car turned around at Highway 153 North at Access Road.

No injuries were reported.

The driver was arrested.


photo by Brent McDonald (See video on NewsChannel 9)
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