MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inmate at the Shelby County Corrections Center broke out a window of a transport van and escaped before he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 40, the sheriff’s department said Thursday.
The inmate was identified as Elijah Jenkins, 27. He was taken to Regional One in critical condition.
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The sheriff’s office says Jenkins was being taken back to the facility on I-40 near Danny Thomas Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., when he broke out the window and escaped.
He was found around 12:50 p.m. on I-40 between Jackson Avenue and Faxon Avenue, apparently having been struck by a vehicle, they said.
The responsible vehicle left the scene.
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