MPD responded to 205 crashes in 18 hours
An abandoned car sits on the icy median of Sam Cooper Boulevard at East Parkway. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
In the hour before MPD’s inclement weather policy was issued, police responded to 43 crashes. There were 23 crashes in the following hour, and 22 the next.
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Memphis Police Department Inclement Weather PolicyJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia 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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