{"id":380891,"date":"2025-11-15T14:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/380891\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:32:22","slug":"tennessee-police-officer-crashes-with-state-trooper-during-vp-vances-motorcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/380891\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee police officer crashes with state trooper during VP Vance&#8217;s motorcade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A police officer in Tennessee is in critical condition after a crash with a state trooper during Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JD Vance&#8217;s<\/a> motorcade on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The incident happened in Maryville, Tennessee, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryville police officer<\/a>, who was riding a motorcycle at the time of the collision, and the state trooper were supporting the vice president&#8217;s motorcade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/multiple-agencies-responding-lifeflight-helicopter-crashes-tennessee-casualties-unknown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AT LEAST 1 DEAD, 2 CRITICAL AFTER VANDERBILT LIFEFLIGHT HELICOPTER CRASH IN TENNESSEE; NTSB INVESTIGATING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tn-trooper-crash-vance-motorcade.png\" alt=\"Tennessee state trooper\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The trooper was transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The injured officer was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ask everyone to keep the officer, family and the medical staff in your prayers,&#8221; Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said in a statement. &#8220;All of us at the Maryville Police Department appreciate the concern and outpouring of support from this incredible community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/convicted-sex-offender-allegedly-tried-kill-woman-he-followed-home-from-nashville-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO KILL WOMAN HE FOLLOWED HOME FROM NASHVILLE CONCERT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jd-vance-hand-gesture-speaking.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance in dark suit and red tie speaking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Officials said the incident happened during an &#8220;executive protection mission&#8221; involving multiple law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Pool)<\/p>\n<p>The trooper was also transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee Highway Patrol<\/a> is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The incident took place during an executive protection mission involving multiple law enforcement agencies,&#8221; the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vancee.png\" alt=\"jd vance sitting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance was in East Tennessee for a private fundraising event. (Aaron Schwartz\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance was in east Tennessee for a private fundraising event Friday evening, WBIR reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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