THP says driver struck by train was pulled over for traffic stop

Train crashed into Jeep after traffic stop, THP says

A crash report provided new details on a train crash in Bartlett Wednesday.

THP says driver struck by train was pulled over for traffic stop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee Highway Patrol report on a car vs. train crash in Bartlett on Wednesday confirms that the incident began with a trooper's traffic stop. THP said a trooper pulled over a 63-year-old woman for a suspected hands-free driving violation around 11 a.m. After a brief stop near the railroad tracks at Bartlett Boulevard and Stage Road, the trooper issued a verbal warning and walked away, releasing the vehicle. At that point a…