TURRELL, Ark. – A 36-year-old Memphis man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 55.
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a fleeing suspect on I-55 southbound near the 20-mile marker. The fleeing suspect left the roadway, overturned on a service road and was ejected.
Revail Murphy of Memphis was transported to the Medical One Trauma Center in Memphis, where he was declared dead Saturday evening. A 39-year-old female passenger of the ‘vehicle was transported to a West Memphis hospital, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Waldenburg Police Department officers began to pursue Murphy on State Highway 14. ASP Troopers joined the pursuit after the suspect led officers onto I-555 South near Payneway. A Trooper who attempted a TVI near Marked Tree left the roadway and overturned. He was not seriously injured.
The suspect continued south onto I-55 and into Crittenden County before another Trooper performed a TVI.
Murphy was wanted in Tennessee for two counts of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Domestic Assault, Evading Arrest, Aggravated Burglary, Robbery, Assault on First Responder, and Aggravated Robbery.
The incident is under investigation by ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division.
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