MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is dead after an unusual crash on Interstate 40 Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, an officer was trying to stop a 1998 Toyota Camry for a routine traffic stop just before 1 o’clock. The car, which was driven by 27-year-old Mikell Arrington, would not stop. Arrington drove westbound on the shoulder of I-40 near Watkins and then did a U-turn and crossed four lanes of traffic before being hit by a Chrysler Pacifica van.
The 34-year-old driver of the van faces a pending seatbelt citation.
