Motorcycle Operator Arrested in High Speed Pursuit Sentenced in Criminal Court

A motorcycle operator arrested on Memorial Day after a high speed pursuit was recently sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
21 year old Coley Reade Hicks of Nashville entered a plea by criminal information on Monday, November 28 to aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and evading arrest. He received a three year sentence for the aggravated assault and two years for the reckless endangerment charge to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to a one year term for the evading arrest offense. His total sentence is four years but all suspended to TDOC probation on judicial diversion
Hicks was arrested after leading a Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper on a high speed motorcycle chase on Monday, May 30. The incident began when Trooper Sean Tramel of the THP spotted Hicks riding a Suzuki motorcycle on Highway 70 at Snow Hill and clocked his speed at 90 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Trooper Tramel activated his emergency equipment (lights and siren) and initiated an eastbound pursuit. The chase continued on Highway 70 through the City of Smithville at speeds of over 120 miles per hour. Hicks ran all the red lights in town and as he crossed over into the opposite lanes to pass vehicles in front of him, oncoming motorists were forced to get out of his way .Although Hicks kept speeding east on Highway 70, Trooper Tramel terminated the pursuit near the Midnight Express. While he lost sight of Hicks, Trooper Tramel continued toward the White County line looking for him. After returning to the parking area of the Midnight Express, Trooper Tramel encountered Hicks again, some seventeen minutes after ending the pursuit. According to Trooper Tramel, he spotted Hicks on his motorcycle approaching from the east on Highway 70 heading west. When Hicks saw Trooper Tramel’s patrol car, he pulled off the highway and stopped. Trooper Tramel activated his emergency equipment and drove up next to Hick’s motorcycle. As Trooper Tramel was getting out of his cruiser, Hicks attempted to drive away but his motorcycle struck the open car door, pushing Trooper Tramel back inside the car. As he tried to flee, Hicks’ bike crashed into a guardrail. Trooper Tramel then held Hicks at gunpoint while placing him under arrest. Neither Trooper Tramel nor Hicks were injured. Trooper Tramel said Hicks told him the reason he was trying to evade was because he had no insurance on the motorcycle.