How Memphis Police are tackling an increase in fatal … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fatal accidents are steadily going up in Memphis, and we have the the numbers. The question now: what’s the plan to tackle this deadly issue? The latest accident just last week on Walnut Grove Road took the lives of two people. WREG asked Memphis Police for the number of fatal vehicle accidents, and […]
Dramatic video: Driver slams into Miss. woman’s car, … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities in Coahoma County, Mississippi, are looking for the driver who seriously injured another motorist and then fled the scene in another car leaving behind his disabled vehicle. It happened Tuesday night on Highway 322 Bellview Road near Clarksdale, and it was all captured on camera. Twenty-one-year-old Bonnie Wesley had just gotten […]
‘Please, get vaccinated:’ Retired MPD officer urges … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Christmas day of this year, a retired Memphis Police officer and his wife would have been celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. But now it won’t happen, because his wife died recently after they both got COVID-19. Retired police sergeant Mike Schafer, 52, is an 18-year veteran known for his dedication for […]
MPD officer accused in deadly wreck had been suspended … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Police officer accused of killing two people in a horrific high-speed crash on Walnut Grove last Friday was suspended by MPD after a call last year, records show. Antonio Marshall is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and was relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation into […]
Memphis officer accused in deadly accident released … The Memphis Police officer arrested following a deadly accident appeared in court on Wednesday.
Memphis Police: Off-duty officer was traveling 114 … The Memphis Police Department said the off-duty officer involved in a deadly accident has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Family seeking answers after deadly crash involving … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South family is desperate for answers. They lost two cousins Friday evening in a crash involving an off-duty MPD officer that was reportedly speeding. The family spoke with WREG-TV and said they want justice and answers. “What if it was one of your family members? What if it was your daughter? […]
Police: Off-duty MPD officer involved in deadly car … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say an off-duty MPD officer was involved in a crash in Cordova Friday afternoon that left two people dead. Officers responded to the three-vehicle crash at Walnut Grove and Timber Creek Drive around 5 p.m. The preliminary investigation reveals that vehicle #1, which was a 2019 Dodge Charger, was traveling […]
Man killed in crash near Rhodes College MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was killed in a car crash near Rhodes College late Saturday night, according to Memphis Police. MPD said the two-vehicle crash happened near the intersection of Jackson and Charles Place shortly after 10 p.m. Officers said Pedro Lewis, 42, was transported to hospital in critical condition but did not survive […]
MPD: Motorcyclist dead after running red light in … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A motorcyclist is dead after police said he ran a red light in South Memphis early Saturday morning. Memphis Police said the crash happened right before 2:00 a.m., near the intersection of Elvis Presley and Kerr. Officers arrived to the scene and located motorcyclist Donnell, Brown and he was unresponsive on the […]
Two killed in Cordova crash MEMPHIS, Tenn — Two people were killed overnight in a two-vehicle crash in Cordova, according to Memphis Police. MPD said the crash happened in the 500 block of North Germantown Parkway right before 2:30 a.m. Memphis Police said the investigation revealed vehicle #1 was traveling southbound and, with its front, struck the middle of vehicle […]
