Jackson Police continue investigating a traffic accident that occurred on N. Highland Avenue south of N. Parkway.
On Sunday August 19th, 2018, Officers responded to a report of a woman being abducted in her vehicle by her boyfriend in the north Jackson area. Witnesses told dispatch that the suspect, later identified as Terrell Smith, was armed and they provided a description and location of the vehicle.
Officers located the vehicle south bound on North Highland near Old Hickory. Officers attempted to stop the car, but Smith sped up and continued south. The suspect began stabbing the victim multiple times.
During this assault, Smith lost control of the car and veered into an oncoming ambulance. Smith, age 22 of Covington, TN, was killed during the collision. The victim and emergency medical personnel in the ambulance were taken to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
One of the emergency medical workers was airlifted to Regional One in Memphis. All of the victims are currently in stable condition.
