Driver Arrested Following Lee Highway Pursuit
HAMILTON COUNTY — A man has been arrested following a vehicle pursuit on Lee Highway.
According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, on February 8, 2026, at around 8 p.m., deputies were notified of a silver SUV reported to be driving recklessly on Lee Highway coming from Bradley County.
The vehicle was swerving and forcing other motorists off the roadway.
HCSO says dispatchers later reported that a vehicle matching the description had been involved in a crash near the intersection of Lee Highway and Edgemon Road in Collegedale.
Deputies responded to the scene in the 10100 block of Lee Highway, where the driver fled upon their arrival, initiating a vehicle pursuit.
The HCSO says that during the pursuit, the suspect continued to drive recklessly southbound on Lee Highway.
In the 9300 block of Lee Highway, the suspect vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle and then attempted to continue to evade. HCSO says.
The pursuit was concluded when deputies utilized a legal intervention to successfully disable the vehicle, according to the HCSO.
The driver was identified as Sterling Patterson.
Patterson was taken into custody and found to be driving on a revoked license and is being charged with the following:
- Evading Arrest
- Driving Under the Influence
- Reckless Endangerment
- Reckless Driving
- Driving on a Revoked License
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Speeding
- Failure to Render Aid
- Driving Left of Center
- Driver to Exercise Due Care
