Prosecutors want to try a teenager charged in a crash that killed a Nashville police officer in adult court, the district attorney's office confirmed Friday.

Officer John Anderson, 28, died in the fiery crash early Thursday morning. Investigators say Jayona Brown, 17, sped through an intersection and hit Anderson's police cruiser at Woodland Street and Interstate Drive.

Brown is being held in juvenile detention. Prosecutors are seeking a transfer hearing, when they would argue her charges are serious enough to go to adult court, where consequences are more severe.

On Friday, Brown's attorney asked to delay a separate hearing in the case. A new court date will be set next week.

Anderson was heading to assist another officer with a pedestrian on Interstate 24 when police said the white Ford Fusion Brown was driving hit his cruiser, which slammed into a utility pole and burst into flames.

Minutes before the crash, police said an officer with the DUI unit tried to stop the Fusion on Gallatin Avenue after it did not dim its bright lights for oncoming traffic.

The officer tried to stop the car but it sped away, according to police. Because the Fusion was not reported stolen, police said, the officer did not pursue the vehicle.

Brown was charged with vehicular homicide, felony evading arrest, aggravated assault by recklessness, driving on a suspended license and juvenile curfew violation.

Little information has been publicly released about Brown.

Police spokesman Don Aaron said she was known to police. The extent of her encounters with law enforcement was not available.

DCS spokeswoman Jennifer Donnals released a statement saying that "while I cannot comment on the juvenile suspect charged in this case, not all youth adjudicated delinquent or on probation are placed in the custody of DCS. ... Even if a child is on state probation, he or she may remain in the custody of a parent or caretaker while on probation.”

Anderson's funeral is set to take place 1 p.m. Monday at Cornerstone Church in Madison. Visitation will take place from 9-11:30 a.m.

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