Stolen vehicle linked to shooting incident crashes after pursuit with officers
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Mt. Juliet, TN - A Nashville woman was arrested after fleeing from Mt. Juliet police in a stolen vehicle linked to a recent shooting incident, according to the police department.
A license plate reader alerted officers at about 4:55 a.m. to a vehicle exiting Interstate 40 onto Golden Bear Gateway.
Police said the plate was associated with a vehicle linked to a November 8 incident in a nearby Middle Tennessee community, where suspects reportedly fired shots after a person confronted them during vehicle burglaries. No one was struck.
Officers found the vehicle leaving a warehouse property about eight minutes later. When they attempted a traffic stop, the driver fled, police said.
An officer deployed tire deflation devices, but the driver continued onto I-40 toward Nashville, exited onto Old Hickory Boulevard and lost control near Granwood Drive, MJPD said. Both occupants were detained without further incident.
Police said the 2009 BMW had been stolen from Gallop Lane in Nashville on November 1 after its owner left the keys inside. Other vehicles were burglarized in the area around the same time, according to MJPD.
The driver, an 18-year-old Nashville woman, was arrested on charges related to possession of the stolen vehicle, felony evading and driving without a license. The passenger was not arrested.