Man charged in fatal Midtown hit-and-run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash.
The crash happened on July 5 at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Cooper Street.
Police say an 18-year-old on a motorcycle was hit and killed by a vehicle failing to yield.
Police say James Futrell called police the next day saying he was the driver responsible for the hit-and-run.
The next day, he told police that he had since talked to an attorney who advised him not to speak to police.
On October 26, a Crime Stoppers tipster told police Futrell had confessed to the hit-and-run.
Futrell was arrested on November 16 and charged with failure to yield right of way resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
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