According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), a man died and a woman was critically injured in a crash on Interstate 240 on Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred at 4 p.m. that day at I-240 and Millbranch Road.
According to a police report issued Monday, the passenger in a 2008 Hyundai Sonata grabbed the steering wheel as the car drove westbound on the highway, causing the driver to lose control. MPD reported that the car flipped off the road and collided with a post on the passenger side.
The occupants, a man and a woman, were brought to the hospital, where the man died.
According to MPD, the woman was last classified as being in critical condition. Police did not immediately say who was driving and who was the passenger at the time of the incident.
Reference: Passenger grabs steering wheel before I-240 crash that killed man, police say
