There are 32 article(s) tagged Tennessee Highway Patrol:

• January 2022

  • Highway Patrol plans fast-track training as highway problems grow

    Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Matt Perry: “We’re gonna hire a whole lot of troopers in a short period.”

    By Ian Round January 13, 2022

  • Memphis asked for help with speeders; state reminds MPD of overlooked — and unused — money

    With local motorists driving ‘as if they are in video games,’ city and state law enforcement are at odds over who bears more responsibility for enforcing highway speeding laws.

    By Ian Round January 09, 2022

• November 2021

  • TN Highway Patrol plans to increase troopers in Memphis

    More Tennessee Highway Patrol officers are on the way to Shelby County as Memphis seeks to turn over patrols of the city’s interstate system to the state, including combatting gun violence.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2021

• March 2021

  • COVID collateral: Less traffic may have led to more fatal accidents

    It seems counterintuitive, but traffic fatalities and accidents with injuries were actually up in Memphis last year, even though the COVID-19 pandemic caused fewer people to be on the roads. The reduced traffic may have just opened up the roadways for dangerous drivers.

    By Blake Fontenay March 01, 2021

• January 2020

  • Highway shots close portion of Tenn. 385 at Kirby Parkway

    Memphis police shut down a portion of westbound Tenn. 385 near Kirby Parkway Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28, after a report of shots being fired.

    By Yolanda Jones January 28, 2020

  • Four interstate shootings continue 2019 trend

    A highway shooting this week was the fourth of the year and continues a trend of 45 on Memphis roadways last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 23, 2020

• August 2019

  • Interstate shootings decrease as police patrols increase on I-240, I-55

    There has been one interstate shooting reported on area highways since local and state law enforcement stepped up patrols earlier this summer, Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said. Efforts are continuing.

    By Yolanda Jones August 31, 2019