KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Updated Story (7:50 a.m.): Two men were charged with separate DUIs following an incident that ended with a Knoxville Police Department cruiser being hit on I-75 S early Wednesday morning.
Officers had pulled over Austin Reeves, 27 of Knoxville, for driving the wrong way on I-75 S when 44-year-old Anthony Daily hit the cruiser shortly after 1:30 a.m, according to a tweet from KPD.
That cruiser then pushed into a second KPD cruiser, but both were empty at the time, and there were only minor injuries.
Reeves was charged with a DUI. Daily was charged with DUI- 4th offense and driving on a revoked license, KPD said.
Original Story (6:20 a.m.): A Knoxville Police Department cruiser was hit by another car on I-75 S early Wednesday morning, a tweet from the department said.
Officers had pulled over a car for driving the wrong way on I-75 S at Callahan and were dealing with that car when another car hit the KPD cruiser shortly after 1:30 a.m.
The impact pushed the cruiser into a second KPD cruiser, but both were unoccupied at the time, the tweet said.
There were only minor injuries as a result, according to KPD.