2 in custody after fiery I-40 crash in Henderson County
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — A car chase on Interstate 40 Tuesday morning leads to a fiery crash and lands two suspects in custody.
Deputies say the two suspects, a male and female both around 19 years old, were taken into custody after the crash near mile marker 118 on westbound I-40 in Henderson County.
According to deputies with the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department, the incident began in Dickson County where they say an armed robbery took place at a rest stop along the interstate.
Humphreys County deputies responded and pursued the vehicle through Humphreys County and into Henderson County where the chase ended with the crash.
A tractor-trailer driver also going westbound tried to help officers trap the car by moving back and forth across the road.
Investigators said the vehicle burst into flames as soon as it hit the guard rail. Officers had to help get the suspects out while the car was still on fire. No one was seriously injured.
Investigators said both suspects are around 19 years old and that the male was the driver.
Deputies say both suspects declined medical treatment.
The two are being taken back to Dickson County where they will be charged, according to the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department.
They also may face charges in Humphreys County, according to deputies.
