Driver hits vehicle from rear and flees in black Chevrolet, Memphis TN

Driver hits vehicle from rear and flees in black Chevrolet

Traffic

Reported: 08/17/2025 01:59 PM (PDT)

Covington Pike, Memphis, TN

A driver in a black Chevrolet Cruze hit another vehicle from behind and left the scene. The driver may be intoxicated and was driving recklessly on Covington Pike.

Audio|Source: Memphis Police and Shelby County Sheriff

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Transcript:
Playing in the head from the rear on the bumper and just kept on going. California, male, (name withheld), and a black Chevrolet Cruze, Tennessee, Bravo Sierra November 0835, possibly intoxicated, driving recklessly in the area of Covington Pike.

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Transcript:Playing in the head from the rear on the bumper and just kept on going. California, male, (name withheld), and a black Chevrolet Cruze, Tennessee, Bravo Sierra November 0835, possibly intoxicated, driving recklessly in the area of Covington Pike.

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Transcript:
Playing in the head from the rear on the bumper and just kept on going. California, male, (name withheld), and a black Chevrolet Cruze, Tennessee, Bravo Sierra November 0835, possibly intoxicated, driving recklessly in the area of Covington Pike.