UPDATE: Deputies search for driver who fled wreck on I-24, traffic backed up

Update, 4:45 p.m.: The wreck and search have caused traffic issues. Westbound traffic is backed up from about mile marker 15 past Exit 19.

Previously:

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies are assisting the Tennessee Highway Patrol in the search for a driver who fled on foot following a crash on I-24, according to the MoCo Information App.

The vehicle supposedly crashed near the 14-mile marker, and the driver proceeded to flee into a wooded area on foot. Law enforcement officers are currently searching the area for the driver.

The driver’s identity is unknown but is described as a Black male with dreadlocks. Residents and motorists in the area are asked to use caution and remain alert while the search is underway, said the alert.

With it being an ongoing incident, anyone who has information about the driver’s whereabouts or observes any suspicious activity is asked to call 911.

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