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Officer injured in crash on I-40 Saturday night, Memphis Police say

The officer was transported to Regional One in critical condition and, as of press time, is reported as stable by MPD.
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Memphis Police said an officer was injured during a crash on Danny Thomas and I-40 West on Saturday night, March 30.

Shortly after midnight, investigators were notified of this incident, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). 

 A vehicle was traveling northbound on Danny Thomas in order to go westbound on I-40 when another vehicle that was being driven by an on-duty officer was going souhtbound on Danny Thomas, according to MPD.

The first vehicle turned westbound and then collided head on with this MPD vehicle, according to MPD.

The officer was transported to Regional One in critical condition and, as of press time, is reported as stable by MPD.

The other driver was transported to Regional One in non-critical condition, MPD said. 

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