Number of Memphis pedestrian fatalities keeps climbing
A pedestrian crosses Manassas Street. Memphis has seen increasing pedestrian deaths in the past decade. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
There have been 75 pedestrian deaths in Memphis to date in 2022 compared with 11 in 2012, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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Alicia Davidson
Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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