Memphis, TN Traffic and Accidents

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Memphis TN News Reports

• Multi-vehicle crash on I-40 causes traffic delays, TDOT says

  • Tennessee
  • Memphis
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 11, 2026 10:05am
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  A crash on Interstate 40 is causing delays, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. TDOT says that, around 10:46 a.m., a multi-vehicle crash was reported on Interstate 40 near Danny ... Read More

• Traffic backed up after crash on I-40 in Memphis, TDOT reports

  • Tennessee
  • I40

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 11, 2026 08:36am
  A crash has snarled traffic on Interstate 40 in Memphis on Wednesday morning, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read More

• Lanes reopen crash on I-40, TDOT says

  • Tennessee
  • Memphis
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Mar 11, 2026 06:03am
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  A crash on Interstate 40 is causing delays in traffic, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read More

• MPD says interstate shootings have decreased despite recent cases

  • Tennessee
  • I-55 S

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 12:08pm
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  Drivers across the Mid-South were shaken this week after a series of early-morning shootings along Interstate 55 that stretched from Memphis into Southaven, Mississippi. Read More

• Safety concerns over THP's high-speed chase policies

  • Tennessee
  • Memphis
  • I-240

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 09, 2026 4:43pm
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  Since the inception of the Memphis Safe Task Force at the end of September, WREG reported on some of these chases ending in crashes involving the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Read More

• Memphis area under tornado warning? Bartlett, Millington, parts of Shelby County on alert amid severe weather

  • Tennessee
  • Frayser
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 07, 2026 08:41am
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  Areas that could be impacted include Bartlett, Millington, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Ellendale, Frayser, Elmore Park, Brunswick, Lenow, Raleigh. Read More

• All lanes of traffic on Poplar Avenue closed due to gas, water main being struck, MLGW says

  • Tennessee
  • Poplar Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 40 views
  • Mar 02, 2026 12:42pm
  All lanes of traffic have been closed due to a gas and water main being struck on Poplar Avenue, according to Memphis Light, Gas, and Water. Read More

• Risky, high-speed chases explode under Memphis safe task force

  • Tennessee
  • Memphis

  • source: Bing / Yahoo
  • 33 views
  • Mar 02, 2026 03:26am
  The driver hit the gas, racing his blue Chevy Malibu through the streets of Memphis' Whitehaven community for a quarter-hour with three highway patrol cars in hot pursuit. Seventeen minutes into the ... Read More

• TN man in Facebook car scam possibly lives in Shelby County

  • Tennessee
  • TN

  • source: Bing
  • 34 views
  • Feb 27, 2026 10:40am
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Franklin, Tennessee Police Department (FPD) is looking for a man with possible ties to Shelby County who is accused of selling a stolen vehicle on Facebook Marketplace last month. Read More

• TN Highway patrol denies ICE traffic stop allegations

  • Tennessee
  • TN

  • source: Bing
  • 57 views
  • Feb 25, 2026 12:56pm
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tennessee Highway Patrol leaders were under heavy scrutiny Wednesday as state lawmakers pressed them about explosive allegations involving troopers and federal ICE agents in Nashville ... Read More

• Routine I-40 stop spirals into multi-state drugs and weapons bust

  • Tennessee
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 54 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 2:41pm
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A drug bust on Interstate 40 in Haywood County, Tennessee, led to the seizure of nearly two dozen weapons, marijuana, and a large amount of edibles at home in Ohio, drug agents say. Read More

• Crash kills pedestrian on I-40 in Memphis, police say

  • Tennessee
  • I-40 Near Memphis Ar

  • source: Bing
  • 80 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 04:52am
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  Monday's tragedy comes after MPD reported three pedestrian crashes on the same day last week. Two of the crashes resulted in deaths, police had previously said. Read More

• Truck strikes, kills pedestrian on I-40 in Memphis, police say

  • Tennessee
  • I-40 Near Memphis Ar

  • source: Bing
  • 78 views
  • Feb 24, 2026 04:52am
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  Monday's tragedy comes after MPD reported three pedestrian crashes on the same day last week. Two of the crashes resulted in deaths, police had previously said. Read More

• Memphis Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider Critical

  • Tennessee
  • I-240 Near East Memp

  • source: Bing
  • 40 views
  • Feb 22, 2026 11:36am
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  A man is fighting for his life after a serious motorcycle wreck on I-240 near Union Avenue Saturday night, according to Memphis police. Officers were called to the interstate around 9:30 p.m., and ... Read More

• Fatal crash closed I-40 WB lanes near Watkins St.

  • Tennessee
  • I-40 Near Memphis Ar

  • source: Bing
  • 51 views
  • Feb 21, 2026 8:06pm
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  UPDATE: All lanes are open and traffic is back to normal, Memphis Police say. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. - All westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Watkins St. were blocked for hours due to a fatal ... Read More

• Two critically injured in multi-vehicle crash on I-240 at Poplar

  • Tennessee
  • I-240

  • source: Bing / Yahoo
  • 65 views
  • Feb 21, 2026 06:00am
  

  : According to the Memphis Police Dept., all lanes of traffic on I-240 and Walnut Grove going eastbound are back open. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people were critically injured after a multi-vehicle ... Read More

• Two seriously injured after multi-car crash on I-240, police say

  • Tennessee
  • I-240 Near Memphis

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Feb 19, 2026 09:39am
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  Two people were seriously injured in a multi-car crash on Interstate 240 Thursday morning, the Memphis Police Department said. Read More

• Crash on I-40 causes traffic delays, TDOT says

  • Tennessee
  • Memphis
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 45 views
  • Feb 19, 2026 06:03am
  40

  A crash on the interstate is causing traffic delays, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Read More

• Safety concerns raised after two killed in separate pedestrian crashes across Memphis on same day

  • Tennessee
  • I-240 Near Memphis

  • source: Bing
  • 53 views
  • Feb 19, 2026 02:58am
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  In 24 hours, three people were hit by cars in Memphis. Two of the pedestrians were killed. FOX13 has previously reported that Memphis ranks among the most dangerous cities in the country for people ... Read More