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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis police say a pedestrian was struck in a hit and run crash and was pronounced dead on the scene late Sunday evening. MPD was called to the area of National Street and Bowen Avenue just north of Summer Avenue. They said a white Dodge Charger struck a male pedestrian, killing him. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed near a grocery store in the Fairhills neighborhood. The crash reportedly happened near the intersection of Pendleton and Byrd sometime after 7:30 p.m. Saturday night. Police say the victim was pronounced dead on the scene. Memphis Police did not provide information on the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A crime wave is crashing down on Memphis, and many are blaming coronavirus. Its impact is putting strain on investigators and the medical examiner’s office, and causing immeasurable grief for families. Two weeks after celebrating his sixth birthday, Aison Golden was inside his home on Par Avenue in Frayser. Police say someone outside […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting last month at a birthday party in Frayser. Police said Cordareo Vaughn, 32, crashed the party at the Breezy Point Apartments on Raja Drive and shot a man who tried to get him to leave. A woman told investigators she […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say a child was injured in a hit-and-run crash Friday afternoon. Police say a 7-year-old girl was struck by a car on Baltimore Street near Felix Avenue. She went to the hospital in non-critical condition. Memphis Police say the driver responsible left the scene. The driver was last seen in […]

Three people are dead after a fiery crash at the intersection of East Parkway and Central Avenue early Friday morning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A person was shot before crashing their vehicle into a pole Monday in northeast Memphis, and police don’t have any suspect information. Memphis Police said around 8:20 p.m. that officers were on the scene of the shooting at 2740 Whitten. Police said the shooting victim crashed the car into a pole, and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A police officer drove off the road and struck a tree Wednesday night in Parkway Village. According to Memphis police, the officer was involved in a single car crash at Perkins and Cottonwood at 10:30 while he was helping with traffic. Emergency crews found the patrol car upside-down and had to help […]

A Memphis Police officer is in critical condition after a crash, MPD said Friday morning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is dead and another is fighting for life after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh. Memphis Police said the crash happened at 1:06 p.m. at the intersection of Powers Road and Yale Road. Three vehicles were involved in the wreck. One person was killed on the scene, and anther […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two officers and one man were injured after a car accident in South Memphis on Tuesday night while the officers were pursuing a carjacked vehicle. Memphis Police said the accident happened at Florida and Belz around 7:30 p.m. MPD said initially that both officers were taken to Regional One Hospital in non-critical […]