By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash.
• The deputy was critically injured when their patrol vehicle was involved in a collision during a traffic enforcement stop.
• The incident occurred on a state highway in the deputy’s jurisdiction, officials said.
• The deputy was transported to a hospital where they later died from their injuries.
• The crash remains under investigation by state and local authorities.
TENNESSEE — A sheriff’s deputy in Tennessee has died from injuries sustained in a patrol vehicle crash, authorities said.
The deputy was critically injured when their marked patrol vehicle was struck during a traffic enforcement stop on a state highway in their jurisdiction, according to law enforcement officials.
Emergency responders transported the injured deputy to a local hospital, where the deputy later succumbed to their injuries.
State and local investigators continue to examine the circumstances of the collision, including contributing factors and the sequence of events leading up to the crash.
Officials have not released the deputy’s name pending family notification, and no additional information about charges or other vehicles involved has been released at this time.