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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dozens of first responders and supporters lined the streets of Memphis in honor of David Pleasant, a firefighter who died in the line duty earlier this month. As the sun set on a dreary day across Memphis, hundreds came together to remember David Pleasant. “We just lost a brother, a firefighter to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a driver violated several traffic laws before slamming into a Memphis fire engine, killing one firefighter and injuring three others. The crash happened on the evening of August 10 at Crump and Danny Thomas in South Memphis. According to the crash report, the driver of an F-150 pickup truck was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A firefighter was injured while responding to an apartment fire in South Memphis, Memphis Fire Department said. The apartment fire happened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. The firefighter was taken to the hospital for back and shoulder second-degree burns. Red Cross assistance was requested for 11 adults and 10 children. There […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Fighters Association has announced the funeral arrangements for a firefighter who was killed in a crash Wednesday night. David Pleasant served with the Memphis Fire Department for 32 years before he was killed in a crash on E.H. Crump and Danny Thomas. He was 59 years old and was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A motorcyclist has died after being involved in an accident with a fire engine Saturday evening. The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. near East Holmes Road and Waldrup Street. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital in critical condition where he later died. This crash comes three days after firefighter David […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Wednesday night’s horrific crash that killed Memphis Firefighter David Pleasant and injured three other firefighters, is a stark reminder of how dangerous it can be for first responders trying to get to the scene of an emergency as fast and as safely as possible. One former firefighter who worked with Pleasant said his […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG is learning more about a crash in South Memphis that tragically took the life of a Memphis firefighter. David Pleasant was killed, and three other firefighters and a civilian were hurt when a ladder truck was involved in a crash on E.H. Crump Boulevard and Danny Thomas. Investigators have spent the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The fire department and a family are grieving Thursday afternoon after a veteran firefighter died in route to a call for help. David Pleasant, who joined the department in 1990, did not survive his injures when the fire truck he was driving collided with a pickup truck and overturned late Wednesday night. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department confirmed on Thursday that 32-year veteran David Pleasant was killed in a crash Wednesday night in South Memphis. A witness we spoke to says he believes this entire incident could’ve been avoided. MFD says the crash happened at the intersection of E.H Crump and Danny Thomas Boulevard while […]

UPDATE: The Memphis firefighter killed in Wednesday’s crash has been identified as David Pleasant. Pleasant was the driver of Truck 5 stationed at Fire Station 8. Watch for more updates today on WREG.com. MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Memphis firefighter was killed and three firefighters and a civilian were injured in a crash Wednesday night in South […]

NEW YORK (AP) — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died. He was 89. McCullough died Sunday in Hingham, Massachusetts, according to his publisher, […]