A car crashed into a gym in Powell overnight, and Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested someone in connection with the crash. Details about exactly what happened, and who ended up in handcuffs, remain scarce as the investigation continues.
The crash was first reported by WBIR, which said the vehicle struck the gym sometime overnight before deputies arrived and made an arrest. The station, citing the Knox County Sheriff's Office, confirmed only that someone was taken into custody in connection with the crash — no further specifics on the driver's identity, the extent of any damage, or whether anyone was hurt have been released.
What We Still Don't Know
At this point, the name of the gym, its exact location, and the circumstances that led the car to crash into the building have not been made public. It's also unclear whether the gym was open or occupied at the time, or whether the crash caused any injuries. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available from the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
Powell has seen vehicles leave the roadway and strike buildings before. In a separate incident reported last October, a car went into the side of a home on Fieldstone Farms Lane around 11 p.m., according to WVLT. That report is unrelated to the gym crash and involved a different driver, but it illustrates how serious these kinds of collisions can get in the area.
In that earlier case, the driver told police he had been traveling approximately 100 mph in a 30 mph zone before leaving the road, and the car's speedometer was reportedly stuck at 60 mph after it clipped a tree and hit the house. No one was injured, even though a person was inside the home at the time and two passengers were riding in the car. The driver in that incident, identified in a police report as 18-year-old Jayden Ingersoll, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and vandalism, per the same outlet's reporting.
None of those details apply to the Powell gym crash reported overnight, which remains a separate and far less detailed case so far. Hoodline will continue to follow the story as the Knox County Sheriff's Office releases more information about the arrest and the circumstances behind it.
