There are 4 article(s) tagged vehicular homicide:

• February 2026

  • Man pleads guilty in hit and run that left 20-year-old woman dead

    “They stole my daughter’s life,” Angela Christopher, mother of Ava Christopher, told The Daily Memphian in 2023 after Julio Hernandez’s capture.

    By Jody Callahan February 10, 2026

• June 2024

  • Vehicular homicide suspect captured, but wounds still open for victims’ loved ones

    “I’m glad something’s gonna be done,” said Katina Nuñez, of the arrest of a suspect in her husband’s death. “Because it’s been almost two years. And the system has definitely failed us as a family and failed many other victims here in Memphis.”

    By Julia Baker June 25, 2024

• November 2023

  • ‘They stole her whole future’: The cost of Shelby County’s traffic fatality rate

    Shelby County has more traffic fatalities than any other Tennessee county, and the impact on families is irreversible. Law enforcement officials seek to bend the curve by increasing patrol on the streets and curbing speeding.

    By Julia Baker November 27, 2023

• March 2022

  • Motorist indicted in crash that killed Shelby County medical examiner

    The fatal crash occurred last September on Sam Cooper Boulevard near Mendenhall Road. 

    By Julia Baker March 29, 2022