Two men fleeing a Cannon County Sheriff’s Department Detective in a stolen car were injured in a crash on Hogfoot Road in DeKalb County Thursday afternoon. Both men, 35 year old Jonathan Scott of McMinnville and 32 year old Eric Cox of Liberty were airlifted with serious injuries. The detective was not involved in the accident.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Scott was driving a 1995 Honda Accord with Cox as his passenger. The detective initiated a pursuit of the car in Cannon County and crossed into DeKalb County on Hogfoot Road. The officer told the THP that he terminated the chase and lost sight of the car before the wreck but came upon the crash.
The THP told WJLE that Scott failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the right side of the road into a small creek. Both Scott and Cox were taken to a helicopter landing zone set up by the DeKalb County Fire Department on Highway 53 at the DeKalb/Cannon County line. Scott was flown to Vanderbilt Hospital and Cox was airlifted enroute to Skyline Medical Center.
WJLE spoke with a Cannon County Sheriff’s detective Thursday night but he declined to comment about the pursuit saying the department has been advised by the District Attorney General not to make any public statements.
The crash was investigated by THP Trooper William Jackson assisted by Trooper Bobby Johnson.
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