Monday, August 23, 2010
Redd Arrested On Vehicular Homicide Indictment In May Death
Charges have been issued in connection with the death of a Lawrenceburg woman who allegedly died in July from injuries she sustained when struck by a drunk driver in May.
Mary Jo McDonald, age 56, was struck by the vehicle on Buffalo Road on May 25, 2010. McDonald sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted from the scene.
McDonald remained hospitalized until her death on July 5 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia.
Authorities allege that the driver of the vehicle, former Lawrenceburg resident Ricky Ray Redd, 37, of 207 Fifth Avenue, Columbia, was intoxicated at the time he struck McDonald. After hearing evidence in connection with the case, a Lawrence County Grand Jury opted to issue indictments against Redd, charging him with the crimes of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, and aggravated vehicular homicide.
Redd was processed through the Lawrence County Jail on the charges Thursday. He is scheduled to answer the charges through Lawrence County Circuit Court on September 13, 2010. He was additionally charged with violation of probation and is slated to answer that charge through circuit court on September 23, 2010.
McDonald was an employee of Walmart where she worked in the delicatessen.
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