White County Sheriff's Department Pursuit Ends with Arrest at Hurricane Bridge in DeKalb County (View video here)

The driver of a pickup truck was taken into custody near Hurricane Bridge on Highway 56 this afternoon (Saturday) after leading the White County Sheriff’s Department and other officers on a pursuit from Highway 70 near Sparta into DeKalb County and through Smithville. A motorist on North Congress Boulevard near the intersection at East Broad Street caught the pursuit on video from her phone and posted it to facebook.

Driver of truck shown here was taken into custody near Hurricane Bridge after a pursuit from White County through Smithville and then onto Cookeville Highway to the bridge. Spike strips were put down to help disable the truck

Truck stopped near Hurricane Bridge after a pursuit from White County through Smithville and then onto Cookeville Highway to the bridge. Spike strips were put down to help disable the truck

January 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The driver of a pickup truck was taken into custody near Hurricane Bridge on Highway 56 this afternoon (Saturday) after leading the White County Sheriff’s Department and other officers on a pursuit from Highway 70 near Sparta into DeKalb County and through Smithville.

A motorist on North Congress Boulevard near the intersection at East Broad Street caught the pursuit on video from her phone and posted it to facebook. (View Below).

The truck, hauling a trailer, cut through the property of the former Gill Automotive at Highway 70 and 56 and turned north onto Cookeville Highway. At some point spike strips were put down to stop the truck. It went off the road near Hurricane Bridge and reportedly after a brief standoff with officers, the driver was placed in custody.

More details later.