Woman indicted in vehicular homicide involving former basketball star
A tarp covers the hole left by a car that stuck and killed Galen Young while he was sitting in the living room of his mother's house on June 5, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Grand jury alleges Miracle Renee Rutherford was driving recklessly and crashed into the home of Leslie Galen Young, former basketball standout at Hillcrest High School.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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