Tennessee driver charged with attempted murder tried to plow down Memphis officer on sidewalk: court docs
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A Tennessee man is facing several charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly swerving through traffic in downtown Memphis on the Fourth of July and intentionally hopping a sidewalk curb to run down a police officer, according to court documents.
Court documents show that officers with the Memphis Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Front Street and GE Patterson after Davis was spotted "speeding, swerving and endangering the lives of pedestrians." But Davie refused to stop, an affidavit says, and he instead drove into oncoming traffic, striking a Dodge Ram pickup. Davie fled the scene of the crash at a high rate of speed, but officers called off their pursuit due to safety concerns. An affidavit says Davie then made eye contact with an officer – and drove up onto the sidewalk in an attempt to run the officer over.More Related News