It was an alarming half-hour for travelers on I-75 and law enforcement late Sunday afternoon in Campbell County.   Reports coming in to WLAF News are that a man, the driver, and his passenger, a female, were headed south on I-75 into Tennessee in a pick-up truck at a high-rate of speed.  The call came in to Campbell County E-911 Dispatch at 5:16 pm from a driver at Mile Marker 5 in Kentucky that shots were being fired upon other vehicles on the interstate from the pick-up truck with Texas tags.  Several vehicles were fired upon with one reported to be hit though no one was injured.

It’s believed the incident started near Williamsburg and carried into Tennessee. The Kentucky State Police were joined in the pursuit by Jellico Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol at Exit 156, Rarity Mountain.  Speeds were said to have reached as high as 94-miles per hour before officers with Caryville and La Follette Police along with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department caught up with the chase at the Huntsville-Oneida Exit Number 141.

Speeds slowed down dramatically from there due to traffic and the construction zone.  An 18-wheeler slowed down the pick-up to aid police in their efforts.  At 5:43 pm, the pick-up rear ended the big rig right at the south Caryville Exit at Mile Marker 134.  That’s where the man was arrested and the woman was taken to the La Follette Medical Center.  He arrived at the jail around 6:15 pm.

Officials initially reported that there was only one person in the truck during the pursuit.  They surmised that the female was either in the floor board or lying down in the seat.  (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 10/21/2018-6:30PM)

Officials with the county jail identify the man as Stephen George Williams.  He is believed to be 39-years old.  He is a black male, and his hometown is yet to be learned.

Charges are forthcoming and will be made by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.  (UPDATE – WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 10/21/2018-7:25PM)