Crime Crisis: Radar gun reveals rampant speeding in Memphis
Ronnie Ramos, executive editor of The Daily Memphian, clocked a vehicle going almost 60 mph on Poplar Avenue on Friday, Jan. 21. Over four days and five locations, a radar gun recorded the speed of 240 drivers in Shelby County. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
During four days, from weekday afternoons to weekend nights, The Daily Memphian took a radar gun to five locations in Shelby County and recorded the speed of 240 drivers.
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