A CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FOLLOWING A PURSUIT OF A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DEPUTY BRIAN DURHAM CLOCKED THE VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 91 IN THE STONEY CREEK SECTION OF CARTER COUNTY AT 84 MILES PER HOUR. WHILE DURHAM WAS GIVING CHASE TO THE VEHICLE, A DEER REPORTEDLY LEAPED ONTO THE ROADWAY. SO THE DEPUTY SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEER, AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS PATROL CAR. LUCKILY, DURHAM ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. HE WAS TAKEN TO SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE, AND IS CONDUCTING AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT.