drive out tags – Memphis Flyer

Memphis Mayor Paul Young answered questions about wide-ranging topics in his AMA (Ask Me Anything) session in the Memphis subreddit Monday.

Memphis Redditors wanted to know his positions on Elon Musk and his xAI supercomputer, what’s happening at the Memphis Area Transit Authority, why the road from Memphis International Airport is so bad, what he thought of the Dr. Marie Feagins/Memphis Shelby-County Schools situation, drive-out tags, and more.

Young responded with (what appeared to be) pretty straight-forward answers.

On Elon Musk, for example: Young said he understood “why some people are wary of working with a billionaire who has a larger-than-life personality, but I separate the personality from the project.” He explained that city, county, and state taxes invested around $100 million in the Electrolux facility and it was sitting vacant. Now, with, xAI it’s drawn a $10 billion investment here that could mean “tens of millions of dollars annually in tax revenue.”

Below, we’ve pulled most of the answered questions from the AMA:

xAI and Musk:

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MATA:

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The airport road:

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On Feagins/school board:

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Drive-out tags:

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Beyond tax breaks:

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For the full conversation, head over to the Reddit thread here.

Won’t the cops ever do something about these reckless-ass Fin-Fins with drive-out tags?

Well, they did. On Saturday. With arrests and a bit of humor.

On Saturday, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) arrested four drivers in an operation it called Infinity War Car Take-Over. The operation was conducted by members of MPD’s Scorpion Unit and Vice Team around the 3400 block of South Third.

“Detectives observed several vehicles driving recklessly,” reads an MPD statement posted on Facebook. “The cars were speeding, driving 70 [miles per hour – mph] in a 35 mph zone.

The cars were disregarding red lights and producing circles, better known as donuts, in the middle of intersections throughout the city.
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“The cars were disregarding red lights and producing circles, better known as donuts, in the middle of intersections throughout the city. Some of the occupants were armed with assault rifles.”

Police arrested four drivers, towed their cars (below), and took 8.8 grams of cannabis.

Here’s who they are, what they were driving, and what they were charged with:

Defendant: Oneisha Godwin, 27

Vehicle: 2005 Chevrolet Impala

Charges: altering falsifying or forging auto title plates, forgery under $1000, possession of [cannabis], possession of drug paraphernalia, disregarding red light, driving while suspended/revoked/cancelled [license], financial responsibility, reckless driving, speeding, and violation of state registration

Defendant: Cherance King, 34

Vehicle: 2015 Infiniti Q50

Charges: possession of [cannabis], disregarding red light, financial responsibility, reckless driving, speeding, and no driver’s license

Defendant: Leonard Ticey, 21

Vehicle: 2008 Lexus 250

Charges: disregarding red light, reckless driving, and speeding

Defendant: Martez Wilkins, 22

Vehicle: 2010 Infiniti G37

Charges: disregarding red light, driving while license suspended/revoked/cancelled, financial responsibility, reckless driving, speeding, and violation of vehicle registration.