Memphis, TN
Memphis police have identified the person who was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday evening.
Helen Hytken, 93, was found dead in her car after she crashed in the 4600 block of Hillmont in the Berclair area, police said.
In Shelby County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
After a Shelby County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
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Memphis police have identified the person who was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday evening.
Helen Hytken, 93, was found dead in her car after she crashed in the 4600 block of Hillmont in the Berclair area, police said.
A tractor-trailer driver is dead after a fiery crash on Interstate 240 eastbound at Millbranch Road on Thursday night.
The tractor-trailer left the road, hit the ditch and a fence before it burst into flames around 8:45 p.m.
A tractor-trailer driver is dead after a fiery crash on Interstate 240 eastbound at Millbranch Road on Thursday night.
The tractor-trailer overturned and burst into flames around 9:45 p.m.
A Catholic priest was among several who rushed to help a 63-year-old woman hit by an alleged drunk driver while she was doing yard work.
A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Jefferson and Claybrook Friday night, according to police.
The man killed in a 10-car accident in Raleigh Wednesday apparently ran into several cars that were stopped for a red light, police said Thursday.
A 25-year-old man was killed when his car left the interstate early Friday morning, police said.
A two car crash in Memphis left one man dead late Saturday night.
Police say 33-year-old Josh Bichelman was making a left turn onto Walnut Grove Road from Mendenhall Road when 53 year-old Raymond Glover struck the victim's SUV.
A woman is behind bars and charged in a hit and run crash that killed a 59-year-old man from the Orange Mound community.
Curteria Leuellyn, 21, will face a judge Monday on a list of charges including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident.
Interstate 40 at Canada Road in Lakeland was shutdown for hours after a crash involving multiple vehicles, according to the Shelby County Fire Department.
One person was killed and several others injured in a two-car crash early Sunday that sent both vehicles careening down an embankment off Tenn. 385 near Kirby.
One of the cars was trying to merge onto the divided highway when it collided with another car going west about 12:40 a.m.
A man is behind bars for crushing an Memphis police officer between a car while allegedly driving drunk.
It all started Saturday night at Poplar Avenue and Willett Street during a routine traffic stop, but in the blink of an eye it changed several lives.