Winchester Police Department units initiated a vehicle pursuit just before 3 AM Tuesday morning of a black Audi sedan.
Dispatch advised the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department of the pursuit and that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed North Bound on 41A towards Estill Springs.
Sergeant Kason Bolin and Deputy Robbie Wilkinson joined the pursuit but terminated the pursuit because of the high rate of speed and entering a neighboring jurisdiction.
Tullahoma Police Department picked up the pursuit, and the vehicle reentered Franklin County on Old Tullahoma Road.
Franklin County deputies re-engaged in the pursuit, and the vehicle changed directions and began heading back towards Tullahoma on Old Tullahoma Road.
Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputies successfully deployed spike strips near Oak Drive. The spike strips deflated all four tires.
Deputy Wilkinson used his patrol vehicle to knock the vehicle off the roadway near Brother’s Market on Westside Drive.
The driver, Charles Frank Vehonsky, was taken into custody without injury. Vehonsky was charged with:
Felony Evading
Felony Possession of Methamphetamine
Reckless Endangerment
Driving Under the Influence
Reckless Driving
Resisting Arrest
Franklin County received help from Winchester Police Department, Tullahoma Police Department, and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office.
