. Sean McDermott, assistant Knox County district attorney, said prosecutors' role is to determine whether criminal charges are warranted. Police chase in Knoxville off merchants drive . Roberts, through his attorney T. Scott Jones, declined to comment for this story. Light pollution is caused by the excessive use of artificial lights, which have a negative . Roberts later said she almost clipped him with her car, but this doesn't appear to be the case, according to dash and body camera footage. Roberts never turned on his emergency equipment , which is against department policy, and Clark had no reason to believe she was being pursued. The man died in custody. The man was identified as Cristhian Eliud. Detectives were able to track the Tahoe heading north through Florida and put out a BOLO (be on the lookout) to other departments. I think anyone who saw how Mr. Roberts treated Ms. Clark should have been concerned about him carrying a badge and a gun.The footage clearly shows him engage in misconduct and then lie about it, yet he remained on patrol. However, in this case he was directing that toward a family member who was not actively interfering with his arrest. He jumps into his cruiser and begins pursuing Clark at a high speed. Everything is dismissed.. THP will be diverting I-40 West traffic to I-640 West on the east end of town for approximately 2 hours. The driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene, the release stated. Witnesses in the area said they heard gunshots. 0:36. This video is from the camera located in the trooper's vehicle. Bam Margera is in hot water again. Their names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Suspect evades troopers in high-speed chase that began in Knox County ETCH has launched its mental health initiative and is asking the public for funding. 36-year-old man dead following police chase in Knox County @TBILeslie will provide additional details once agents have an opportunity to gather preliminary information. KCSO spokeswoman Kimberly Glenn said Tuesday afternoon in a statement that the man "passed away while in custody. An attempt to conduct a traffic stop was unsuccessful and the driver began to flee, but the deputy was able to get the license plate number, the spokesperson said. 28, 2023 at 7:07 AM PDT. Driver is dead after a police chase in Knoxville TBI said one trooper and a deputy had minor injuries. The interstate through downtown was shut down during the investigation but was reopened by 6 a.m. on Wednesday.