ACSO: Two charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Oak Ridge

(L-R) Destiny F. Simonds, Devon Pride (Courtesy: ACSO)

ACSO: Two charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase in Oak Ridge

Posted on March 5, 2024

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Two people are arrested after a high speed chase through Oak Ridge.

Anderson County Deputies were called to the Marathon Gas Station on Oak Ridge Highway after a man was spotted at the gas pumps putting on a ski mask Monday morning.

When deputies arrived, the man fled the scene, and the chase went from Laurel Road through Oak Ridge ending on Southwood Lane.

ACSO: Two charged after leading police on high-speed chase in Oak Ridge (Courtesy: ACSO)

Twenty-three year-old Devon Pride and 24-year-old Destiny Simonds are charged with more than a dozen offenses including evading arrest, reckless driving and driving under the influence.

The investigation is on-going.

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