As traffic fatalities rise in Memphis, police enforce crackdown
Sumi Montgomery, whose father, Rev. Steve Montgomery, was killed by a motorist as he rode his bicycle in 2020, speaks during a press conference to discuss the increase in fatal crashes in Memphis. “These kinds of accidents don’t have to happen,” Montgomery said. “My father’s death could’ve been avoided.” (Brad Vest/Special to the Daily Memphian)
“We see a lot of bad things happening on the roadways nowadays from excessive speeding to people texting and driving or either distracted on their phones.”
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traffic accident Tennessee Highway Patrol Memphis Police DepartmentYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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