Woman dead, 2 hurt after wanted driver fleeing Memphis Safe Task Force causes multi-vehicle crash

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A woman is dead and two other people are hurt after a wanted man led Memphis Safe Task Force officers and Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers on a pursuit through Memphis on Wednesday afternoon that ended in a multi-vehicle crash, authorities said.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, members of the Memphis Safe Task Force were conducting surveillance in the 800 block of Red Leaf Lane on 32-year-old Justin Thomas, who had fled from agents during an earlier traffic stop.

Agents said Thomas spotted them and got into a vehicle with a female passenger, identified as Renisha Thompson. Thomas then made multiple U-turns in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to avoid surveillance…

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