A 43-year-old Nashville man led Hamilton County deputies on a high-speed chase just after midnight Tuesday, speeding in and out of Georgia on Interstate 24.
The chase started at Exit 174 on I-24 westbound, when Deputy Andrew Voss pulled over a black minivan around 12:10 a.m. The van was weaving in and out of traffic, according to Voss’ report, and also matched the description of a vehicle officers were looking for.
The driver, Byron Strickland, initially pulled over. When Voss walked up to the car, he smelled an “extremely strong” odor of marijuana, he said.
Voss asked Strickland to get out of the car, and at that point, Strickland grabbed the shifter and sped away on I-24 westbound, according to the report.
Voss gave chase.