Three Bonnaroo fans held after running into trooper

Rodney Redmon was released Sunday from the University of Tennessee Medical Center following the afternoon crash that sent him flying 10 feet through the air, THP Sgt. Daniel Ruskey said.

The driver of the 2002 Toyota Rav4, Stefanie E. Steimer, 21, of Malvern, Pa., was charged with driving under the influence of a narcotic, possession of a schedule II drug for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to maintain a single lane.

Passengers Kyle Betz, 19, of Downingtown, Pa., and Jessica J. Jordan, 18, of Westchester, Pa., were charged with possession of a schedule II drug for resale and possession of drug paraphernalia.

All three were being held Monday in the Loudon County Jail without bond, Ruskey told The Knoxville News Sentinel.

The accident occurred as Redmon was investigating a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75 northbound, Ruskey said. The trooper heard screeching tires as he carried documents back to the drivers involved in the crash he was investigating.

Redmon tried to dive out of the Rav4’s path, Ruskey said, but the vehicle struck Redmon and tossed him onto the lanes of traffic.

The Rav4 came to a stop on the shoulder after smashing into the driver’s side of Redmon’s cruiser, Ruskey said.

A search of the Toyota found 23 doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, a pipe and rolling papers, Ruskey said.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said there was one death, 76 arrests and hundreds of citations for drug possession and other misdemeanor offenses at the fourth Bonnaroo music festival.