NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville International Airport police officer was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car late Sunday night.
A rollover crash happened in the southbound lanes of Donelson Pike, near Hangar Lane, at about 10 p.m. Sunday.
According to Paul Lindsley, a public information officer with BNA, airport police had set up roadblocks as part of the crash response. An affidavit detailed that the driver, Kenneth Dixon allegedly swerved toward the officer and attempted to speed off but his card got stalled.
An officer reportedly held him at gunpoint and Dixon fled from the scene before being tackled to the ground.
Police say they smelled alcohol and found fentanyl, a digital scale and three cell phones in his car as well as a loaded gun nearby.
The officer who was struck was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for surgery and is expected to be OK.
It's unclear how the driver from the initial crash or the driver from the secondary crash are doing.
Dixon has been charged with
- attempted vehicular homicide
- vehicular assault
- possession of controlled substance w/ intent to sell
- possession of drug paraphernalia
- possession of a firearm while committing a dangerous felony
- DUI
- felony evading arrest
- leaving the scene of a crash with injury
- reckless driving
- driving on a revoked license
- resisting arrest
Strangely, these weren't the only incidents at this roadblock. A man was arrested shortly before midnight after police said he almost didn't stop for the closure.
The reporting officer said the driver was able to slam on his brakes and stop about 30 feet away from a patrol car, before fleeing. The man was eventually arrested and charged with DUI and evading.
A second man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after going through the roadblock. His passenger was also charged with public intoxication.
