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ACSO: Driver identified after a car chase through 3 counties Tuesday night

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said that the chase went through Anderson, Knox and Jefferson Counties.

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE: Oak Ridge Police identified the driver who led officers on a chase through 3 counties Tuesday evening as Timothy Yarbrough, 35, from Powell.

They said they tried to pull him over after getting a call about a reckless driver and realized the car was stolen from Knoxville.

Police said they arrested him after the car became disabled. They said Yarbrough is charged with reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license and evading arrest.

--OLD STORY--

A person was arrested after police chased a car through 3 East Tennessee counties Tuesday night, according to authorities.

Officers sped through Anderson, Knox and Jefferson counties, according to officials with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. They said that the chase started after a car refused to stop near Union Valley Road in Oak Ridge.

No information about the driver, the make of the car, or charges was available Tuesday evening. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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