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Tyler Coy Smelcer 2 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Hendron Chapel Road

City : Knoxville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed bt police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/12/tennessee-crash-kills-tyler-smelcer-passenger-after-u-s-marshals-chase/71152100007/