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A woman who crashed her car into a Memphis home has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a former college and professional basketball player found dead in the home, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Miracle Renee Rutherford, aged 21 years old, was charged in the death of Galen Young, who was inside the home when the accident occurred June 5, the Shelby County District Attorney’s office said.
Miracle Renee Rutherford was indicted on vehicular homicide charges in the death of former Memphis basketball standout Galen Young . https://t.co/s6hFDrBbgP—FOX13 Memphis (@FOX13Memphis) April 19, 2022
Rutherford was speeding around 2: 45 am that night when he lost control of his car, went airborne and crashed, investigators said.
Initially no injuries were reported. Investigators said a woman at the home told police she lived there with her adult son, but he was not home.
Hours later, other family members arrived to help to remove debris from the accident site and found the body of the son, identified as Young, aged 45 , authorities said.
Young played high school basketball in Memphis and began his college career at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Young then played two years at UNC-Charlotte, where he led the 49ers to two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and earned All Conference-USA honors.
Young was drafted by the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks in 1999. He played 13 seasons of professional basketball in the Continental Basketball Association and abroad including in Japan and Australia. Rutherford’s attorney did not immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday about the indictment, which alleges Rutherford drove recklessly and created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.
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