Man charged in crash that killed firetruck driver
Emergency vehicles make their way along E.H.Crump Boulevard during the Memphis Fire Department’s Sea of Red event honoring firefighter David Pleasant on Sunday evening, Aug. 22. The event started at Tiger Lane and ended at Fire Station 8 on Mississippi Boulevard. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The August crash killed firetruck driver David Pleasant and left three other firefighters injured.
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Memphis Fire Department David PleasantJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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