Sevier Co, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A man has been charged after crashing into an ambulance on I-40 Friday afternoon.
According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, an ambulance was using its emergency equipment while traveling on I-40 West near mile marker 409.
At around 12:30 p.m., the ambulance was slowing down to use an authorized emergency vehicle cut through in the median when a Chevrolet Tahoe rear-ended it, causing both vehicles to come to rest in the road.
The driver of the Chevrolet, 28-year-old Dylan Johnson, was charged as a result of the crash, THP said.
Johnson, along with two children in the SUV and the driver and passenger in the ambulance, were injured in the crash, according to THP.
The crash caused a significant delay on I-40 for several hours, closing lanes in both directions.
