Car crashes into East Memphis home, catches fire

A nearby resident captured video footage of the car on fire in front of the home, which is shown in the video above.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A car crashed into an East Memphis home and caught fire in the yard after police say the driver drove off during an attempted traffic stop.

Just before 4 a.m., officers say they were called to a crash at a home in the 1500 block of Ellsworth Street.

A man who lives at the home told police he was asleep when he heard a loud noise in front of his house. When he went to check it out, he said a Kia Optima had hit the front of his home…

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