Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Multi-Agency Response in Harriman

Brad Jones February 19, 2026 Featured, News Leave a comment 1,923 Views

HARRIMAN, Tenn. — A Roane County man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 27 and leading multiple law-enforcement agencies into Harriman.

According to reports, a Rockwood police officer observed a vehicle around 4:00 a.m. traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of North Gateway Avenue (Highway 27) toward Harriman. The officer continued behind the vehicle as Harriman Police, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to assist.

Authorities were able to stop the vehicle on Ruritan Road in Harriman.

The driver was identified as 66-year-old Dane Craig Pontius. He was taken into custody by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and transported to the Roane County Jail.

Pontius is charged with driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, evading arrest in a motor vehicle creating risk to bystanders, and failure to obey traffic control devices.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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