ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — A Maryville man is facing charges after he was accused of fleeing a crash in Alcoa before police say he caused a second crash on Williams Mill Road Friday evening that left another man dead.
Alcoa Police said officers responded to the crash on Williams Mill Road at Oak Hill Drive around 7:51 p.m. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles, a black Honda Pilot and a white Ford van, on fire.
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The driver of the Honda was unresponsive. After first responders on the scene provided medical aid, the driver was taken to Blount Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Alcoa Police identified the driver as Jesse Malone, 31, of Maryville.
The driver of the Ford, Ronald Weaver, 33, of Maryville, initially refused medical treatment. Alcoa Police said the investigation into the crash determined that Weaver had been involved in a separate crash on Old Knoxville Highway at Pellissippi Parkway, where he allegedly sideswiped another vehicle before fleeing the scene at a high rate of speed…