Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 30, 2012 7:10:42 GMT -5
CLEVELAND, TN (WRCB) -- An early Saturday morning police chase in Cleveland ended with a fatal accident after police had called off their pursuit.
A Ford van driven by Dennis Orlando Cruz had been pursued by Cleveland Police around 4:00 a.m. but continued to flee at a high rate of speed even after officers had discontinued their pursuit.
According to the accident report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cruz was still driving a high rate of speed northbound on Georgetown Road when he crossed over the center line and struck a Ford Escort in the opposite lane head on.
The driver, 46-year-old Holli Hough, was fatally injured in the collision. Her passenger, 34-year-old James Hughes, III, was injured.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/19137743/fleeing-driver-charged-with-vehicular-homicide
A Ford van driven by Dennis Orlando Cruz had been pursued by Cleveland Police around 4:00 a.m. but continued to flee at a high rate of speed even after officers had discontinued their pursuit.
According to the accident report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cruz was still driving a high rate of speed northbound on Georgetown Road when he crossed over the center line and struck a Ford Escort in the opposite lane head on.
The driver, 46-year-old Holli Hough, was fatally injured in the collision. Her passenger, 34-year-old James Hughes, III, was injured.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/19137743/fleeing-driver-charged-with-vehicular-homicide