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MARYVILLE, Tenn. - A would-be racer took an illegal turn around Smoky Mountain Speedway and crashed her pickup truck, while her companion made a low-speed getaway on a farm tractor.
Dana Marie Cragin, 47, and Dennis Maynard Kimsey, 47, both of Maryville, were cruising around in Cragin's Toyota pickup Friday afternoon when she decided to try out the track, according to a police report.
She didn't get far. Witnesses said she hit the wall on her second lap. The truck was on its side and she was sitting on the ground beside it when officers arrived.
Cragin allegedly smelled of alcohol but refused a blood-alcohol test. She was charged with driving under the influence and criminal trespass.
Meanwhile, Kimsey is believed to have fled on a tractor from a nearby barn after confronting track owner Bill Garner. Police issued an all-points-bulletin for a "red Massey Ferguson tractor with a yellow engine and a red sickle on the back."
Despite a broad search aided by a Knox County sheriff's helicopter, they didn't catch him until he got home Friday night. Police knew where to go. Kimsey left his wallet in Cragin's truck.
The tractor was recovered at a friend's house and returned to its owner.
Kimsey was charged with criminal trespass and released on $750 bond. Cragin was held in lieu of a $1,500 bond.
Dana Marie Cragin, 47, and Dennis Maynard Kimsey, 47, both of Maryville, were cruising around in Cragin's Toyota pickup Friday afternoon when she decided to try out the track, according to a police report.
She didn't get far. Witnesses said she hit the wall on her second lap. The truck was on its side and she was sitting on the ground beside it when officers arrived.
Cragin allegedly smelled of alcohol but refused a blood-alcohol test. She was charged with driving under the influence and criminal trespass.
Meanwhile, Kimsey is believed to have fled on a tractor from a nearby barn after confronting track owner Bill Garner. Police issued an all-points-bulletin for a "red Massey Ferguson tractor with a yellow engine and a red sickle on the back."
Despite a broad search aided by a Knox County sheriff's helicopter, they didn't catch him until he got home Friday night. Police knew where to go. Kimsey left his wallet in Cragin's truck.
The tractor was recovered at a friend's house and returned to its owner.
Kimsey was charged with criminal trespass and released on $750 bond. Cragin was held in lieu of a $1,500 bond.
