Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark says that the
passenger in a car that crashed in January during a pursuit involving a
Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper, killing the driver, has now also died
from his injuries.The crash occurred at around 2 pm January 30th on Norris
Freeway near Mountain Road after a pursuit that “traveled over multiple
roadways.” Exact details of the crash have not been released, but
authorities said at the time that both the fleeing vehicle and a THP cruiser
left the roadway and crashed.

The driver of the fleeing car died at the scene and he has been identified by
the DA’s office as Elijah Morley of Dandridge. The passenger was identified
as Dustin Dienst of Morristown and he was injured in the crash and taken to
an area hospital, where Tuesday, Clark says that he succumbed to his
injuries. The Trooper who was involved was identified as Austin Dean. He
was treated at an area hospital and released later that same day.

The DA says that the rest of the investigation will likely take several months
to complete as investigators await toxicology results, the final autopsy
report, and the final accident reconstruction report. Clark stated in his
release that after his office reviews the evidence, his office will release what
he described as a “comprehensive” public report.