Officer cited after crashing police SUV through fence in Midtown to avoid car, MPD says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A police SUV crashed through a fence in Midtown on Tuesday afternoon after swerving to avoid a car, the department said.

Memphis Police (MPD) said it happened just before 4:30 p.m. on North Avalon off Madison Avenue. FOX13 arrived to find the vehicle had crashed through a fence and tipped sideways into an alley.

MPD said the officer was headed south on North Avalon when the officer’s police SUV swerve to avoid a black sedan. The officer’s vehicle then hit a fence and continued on, striking an apartment building, police said…

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