Officer in critical condition after crash while supporting Vance's motorcade

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Two instrumentality enforcement vehicles crashed successful Tennessee connected Friday nighttime portion supporting Vice President JD Vance's motorcade, sending a constabulary serviceman to the infirmary successful captious condition, authorities said.

The clang successful Maryville, astir 17 miles southbound of Knoxville, progressive a authorities trooper and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer, the metropolis said successful a statement. One of the 2 ambulances that were portion of the motorcade instantly stopped to supply accelerated aesculapian assistance, said Special Agent Jason Pack, manager of communications for the Tennessee Department of Safety, successful a connection to CBS News. 

The serviceman is successful captious condition, the metropolis of Maryville said connected societal media. No different details were instantly available. 

"We inquire everyone to support the officer, household and the aesculapian unit successful your prayers," said Maryville Police Department main Tony Crisp. 

Pack initially said that the trooper was not transported, but the metropolis of Maryville said that some the trooper and the serviceman were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for valuation and treatment. There was nary accusation astir the trooper's information instantly available. 

The serviceman and trooper were not identified. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, Pack said. Katherine Pierce, the U.S. Secret Service's nonmigratory cause successful complaint successful Knoxville, said the bureau was intimately monitoring the situation.

"The information and question of our protectees were not impacted by this incident," Pierce said successful a statement.

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