Dewleen Self

How they died

Pursuit

At approximately 1:16 a.m., Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies were involved in a other pursuit that started on Highway 60. The pursuit was initiated after observing the suspect other driving erratically leading a deputy to believe the driver was intoxicated. During the pursuit, the suspect other traveled towards Rhea County and entered a boat ramp on Blythe Ferry Road. The suspect other veered into the river off the side of the boat ramp causing the other to flip upside down and become fully submerged in the river. The driver was taken into custody and notified deputies there was a passenger in the other. Police initiated rescue efforts by entering freezing waters but quit because of the cold. The passenger, Dewleen Self, was found inside the other dead.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Dewleen Self, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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