SUBJECT: KPD Investigates Serious Crash On John B. Dennis Highway (Update)
DATE: July 22nd, 2024
CASE #: 24-010713
GENERAL NARRATIVE
Update:
On July 21st, 2024, at approximately 8:49 pm, Noah Pence passed away at Johnson City Medical Center. Pence’s body was taken to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center of the E.T.S.U. James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for a forensic autopsy.
This investigation is still active and ongoing.
As previously released:
On July 19th, 2024, at approximately 4:45 am, Kingsport Police Officers responded to a crash with injuries on S John B. Dennis Highway just south of Fort Henry Drive. Investigating Officers determined that a 2013 blue Ford Focus, driven by Noah Pence of Kingsport, was traveling south on S. John B. Dennis Highway and struck a bridge railing on the left side of the roadway for reasons unknown at this time. The driver of the Ford Focus overcorrected the vehicle and struck a 2009 gray Mazda 3, driven by Roy D. Sullivan of Kingsport on its driver’s side. The blue Focus then left the roadway on the right side of John B. Dennis and struck a tree. As a result of the impact with the tree, the Focus caught fire.
The driver of the Focus, Noah Pence, was transported from the scene to a local hospital by Sullivan County EMS for life-threatening injuries. The driver of the gray Mazda 3, Roy Sullivan, reported no injuries at the scene.
This is still an ongoing investigation, and charges are pending at this time in the investigation.
COLLISION VEHICLE INFORMATION #1
Make: Ford
Model: Focus
Year: 2013
Type: Station wagon
Color: Blue
Damage: Total loss.
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Driver |
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COLLISION VEHICLE INFORMATION #2
Make: Mazda
Model: 3
Year: 2009
Type: Sedan
Color: Gray
Damage: Rear driver’s door, and rear driver’s panel.
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Driver |
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RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Johnson
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 229-9339, Fax (423) 343-9749
BrandonJohnson@KingsportTN.gov
