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A man is fighting for his life after an early morning head-on crash that happened near the intersection of South Perkins Road and American Way in Memphis.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The crash involved a Grand Marquis and a Jeep.
Investigators say the driver of the Grand Marquis crossed into the other lane and hit the Jeep head-on.
The driver of the Grand Marquis going to be okay, but the driver of the Jeep has life-threatening injuries.
A car attempting to park at a Social Security Administration building on South Third Street in South Memphis ended up crashing into the front door.
Memphis Police Department initially confirmed there was a break-in at the social security office, but upon investigating, they determined the crash was an accident.
There were multiple accidents along Lamar Avenue in Memphis due to icy road conditions. At least one person was thrown from a vehicle and rushed to the hospital.
Reports are that a car has overturned at Lamar Avenue at Winchester Road. There is another accident on Lamar Avenue at East Holmes Road.
A third accident has been reported at Old Lamar Avenue at Perkins Road that involves at least six vehicles. Witnesses on the scene said that it appears the vehicles hit patches of ice and wrecked.
Two Shelby County Sheriff's deputies were transported to the hospital after their patrol vehicle was involved in an accident with a Ford F-150, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
The accident happened around 6:30 Monday morning at Highway 385 and Highway 14. The deputies were exiting Highway 385, and were getting ready to cross the intersection, when their vehicle was hit by the truck.
The Shelby County Fire Department were on the scene of a two-vehicle accident resulting in serious injuries at Hacks Cross and Stateline Road.
The southbound lanes of Hacks Cross Road at East Holmes Road were closed due to this accident, but now open.
At least three people were injured in this accident and the hospital wing was called to the scene.
An 81-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car in a traffic accident that also slightly injured a police officer late Monday, police said.
Eugene Divine was pronounced dead after the accident just after 10 p.m. at Union just east of Bellevue, police said. According to police, a police officer was standing outside a car that was being towed. A second car, heading east on Union, ran over the officer’s foot, then hit Divine. The elderly man was thrown over the squad car, police said. No charges have been filed yet, police added.
Grieving family members are upset that the man who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into two trees and a house, killing one of the four passengers, is free on the street.
Shakerri Stewart-Dupree, 19, died in the wreck. Family members say she was pregnant at the time and that the child also died. She also leaves behind a one-year-old daughter.