Memphis Safe Task Force pursuit ends in fatal multi-vehicle crash
A 32-year-old man is facing vehicular homicide and other charges following a high-speed pursuit with law enforcement on Wednesday.
Topic: Tennessee Highway Patrol
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October 2026
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5 dead, 3 injured after crash involving MPD officers in Hickory Hill
Five people were killed and three others were left in critical condition after a crash involving Memphis police officers overnight Saturday.
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Deadly police chases, little transparency in Memphis Safe Task Force’s first year
At least two people have died in pursuits since the MSTF arrived. Advocates are calling for clearer policies and required reporting.
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September 2026
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Judge denies request to restrict Highway Patrol’s immigration enforcement
A federal judge will not temporarily restrict how the Tennessee Highway Patrol works with federal immigration authorities, ruling the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition had not shown enough evidence to justify immediate court intervention.
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Lawsuit seeks end to Tennessee Highway Patrol, ICE collaboration
A federal court heard arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to block Tennessee Highway Patrol collaboration with ICE for immigration enforcement.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol, TBI played key role in Memphis ICE raid
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol assisted ICE in a weekend raid on a Memphis nightclub.
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May 2026
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Immigrant rights group sues Highway Patrol over traffic stops in Memphis, Nashville
The suit challenges what it describes as an “increasingly commonplace” practice of THP troopers teaming up with federal immigration agents to stop Memphis and Nashville motorists in order to investigate their immigration status.
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January 2026
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In Tennessee, thousands have been charged with DUIs, but tested negative for drugs and alcohol
A case against a NASA systems engineer, among others, has raised questions about the Tennessee Highway Patrol and sparked new state legislation on “sober DUIs.”
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State troopers will remain in Memphis after Task Force leaves
Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel says 100 state troopers will remain in Memphis full-time after the federal Task Force leaves.
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In wake of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting, some locals worry what could happen here
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign as federal immigration raids in other places have taken a violent turn.
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Shelby County traffic fatalities are way down, and MPD credits outside manpower for the decline
The number of traffic fatalities in Shelby County dropped by almost a third in 2025, and MPD credits its officers as well as the extra help provided by state and federal officers.
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December 2025
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Two arrested following chase where state trooper fired shot
While giving chase, the car reached 125 miles per hour at one point and drove into oncoming traffic multiple times.
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TBI investigating state trooper-involved shooting
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper that occurred Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, in the Raleigh-Bartlett area of Memphis.
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October 2025
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State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out.
Since the beginning of the Memphis Safe Task Force, routine traffic stops by state troopers have turned into high-speed pursuits, several which have ended in crashes.
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Two off-duty Memphis cops arrested for drag racing, department says
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper allegedly spotted Corvettes driving at a “high rate of speed” on Winchester Road at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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June 2025
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Everybody Speeds: Memphis-area tickets are down, but traffic deaths are up
The number of speeding tickets dropped in 2020 and has never increased back to pre-pandemic numbers. The number of fatalities have gone the other way.
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May 2025
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2 killed and dozens injured in Greyhound bus crash
The bus traveling from Memphis to Nashville crashed outside of Jackson, Tennessee.
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January 2025
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TDOT working to keep roads clear as freezing conditions endure
Despite the snowy weather, Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay cameras showed steady traffic on the Interstate 55 and Hernando DeSoto bridges. Streams for other interstate routes in the city showed minimal weather-related disruptions.
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December 2024
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Record-breaking downpour results in area flooding
The Memphis Police Department said it received “hundreds of calls” about flooding, while the Tennessee Highway Patrol shut down Interstate 55 at West McLemore for a time.
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May 2024
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Two former MPD officers indicted in fatal crash
Marquavius Williams, 31, and Ontarian Malone, 27, were indicted April 9 on six counts of leaving the scene of an accident and six counts of official misconduct.
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November 2023
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‘They stole her whole future’: The cost of Shelby County’s traffic fatality rate
Shelby County has more traffic fatalities than any other Tennessee county, and the impact on families is irreversible. Law enforcement officials seek to bend the curve by increasing patrol on the streets and curbing speeding.
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Gov. Lee sends more THP troopers to Memphis — again
More than 50 troopers will contribute to an ongoing “surge” over the next few weeks, after state Sen. Brent Taylor pleaded for more help fighting crime in Memphis.
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October 2023
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‘No traffic stop’s routine:’ THP looking to fill vacancies in Shelby County
When he began working for the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 2020, Trooper DeVonte Quinn said there were five fellow troopers assigned to Shelby County. Now there are 15, and THP is looking to expand that team even more.
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August 2023
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Tennessee Highway Patrol recruitment triples
Tennessee Highway Patrol has recruited 1,000 applicants in its newest cadet class, and of those, between 110 and 115 are from Shelby County, Gov. Bill Lee told reporters during a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 9.
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July 2023
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Highway Patrol steps up pretextual traffic stops for minor offenses in Memphis
The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.
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