THP says charges pending in I-26 crash injuring first responders

MORE INFORMATION FROM THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ON THE INTERSTATE 26 CRASH THAT INJURED FOUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN KINGSPORT. T-H-P OFFICIALS CONFIRM A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID A PREVIOUS WRECK NEAR EXIT SIX, PLOWING INTO CRITICAL PERSONNEL AS THEY LOADED A PATIENT INTO AN AMBULANCE. THREE KINGSPORT FIREFIGHTERS AND A SULLIVAN COUNTY PARAMEDIC WERE HIT WITH 2 LANDING IN A DITCHLINE AND THE OTHER TO ON THE EXIT 6 RAMP. ALL WERE RUSHED TO JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER. TWO HAVE SINCE BEEN DISCHARGED, WHILE TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AS OF LAST CHECK. CHARGES ARE CURRENTLY PENDING AGAINST THE DRIVER AS T-H-P CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE.