MEMPHIS, TN – Police say a nurse and her teenage son were carjacked by the victim of a traffic accident while she was trying to help.

According to investigators, it happened around 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the intersection of Holmes Road and Hill Brook in Whitehaven.

Police say the Nurse, who is also the wife of a Memphis Police Officer, was out helping the accident victims when one of the victims approached the car and started to struggle with the woman’s teenage son.  The carjacker eventually pushed the teen out of the car and drove off, police say.

The teenage boy received minor injuries during the scuffle, according to police.

Officers say the traffic accident was legitimate and was not staged for the carjacking.  Police do not yet know the motive for the crime.

Investigators say the victim’s car has been recovered at Fields and Weaver in South Memphis.  No one is in custody at this time, but police say they know the identity of the carjacker.

The Eyewitness News Everywhere Neighborhood Crime Tracker Uncovers that there have been four other carjackings in the 38116 since March 7, 2008.