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Graves sheriff says Tennessee man's road rage caused crash with semi on I-69

The Graves County Sheriff's office said that a Tennessee man intentionally caused a crash with a semi on I-69 on Monday, then gave deputies a false statement.

Deputies responded to a collision on I-69 southbound at the 20-mile marker. The two drivers gave differing statements.

Forty-four-year-old Matthew Jones of Martin, Tennessee reportedly told authorities that the driver of the semi cut him off and intentionally rammed into the rear of his vehicle, injuring his passenger, who was taken to a local hospital.

The semi driver, a 49-year-old man from Ulysses, Kentucky, said that Jones gave inappropriate hand gestures, drove in front of him and “brake-checked,” which caused the semi to crash into the rear of the passenger car.

Deputies reviewed the semi's dash cam footage and determined that Jones gave a false report of the crash. Authorities said Jones caused the crash by slamming his brakes in front of the semi. Deputies called it a road rage incident.

Deputies then sought an arrest warrant against Jones, charging him with reckless driving, wanton endangerment, failure to wear seatbelts and falsely reporting an incident to law enforcement.

Officials said that Jones is aware of the warrant and has yet to turn himself in.

You can see the dash cam video at the Graves County Sheriff's Facebook page.
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