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A Shelby County Criminal court judge found probable cause in felony charges against the teen accused of killing a beloved University of Memphis student in a hit-and-run Midtown crash in 2023.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The teenager allegedly responsible for killing 20-year-old U of M student Ava Christopher in a hit-and-run had his second appearance in court Tuesday. Julio Hernandez, 19, appeared with his lawyer for the second time in Shelby County Court since Christopher’s death. Prosecutors allege Hernandez was driving a stolen Dodge Challenger going 88 mph in a 40 mph […]

19-year-old Julio Hernandez was arrested four months after a hit-and-run crash that killed 20-year-old University of Memphis student Ava Christopher.

19-year-old arrested four months after hit-and-run crash that killed 20-year-old University of Memphis student Ava Christopher.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man arrested last week in a deadly Midtown hit-and-run wreck that is out on bail, able to spend the holidays with his family. Julio Hernandez is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of University of Memphis student Ava Christopher, who died after she was hit at the corner of Cooper […]

Months after a hit-and-run crash killed University of Memphis student Ava Christopher, a man has been arrested and charged with homicide.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 19-year-old has been arrested in the death of Ava Christopher, a student at the University of Memphis who was killed in a hit-and-run in July. Julio Hernandez is charged with disregarding a red light, failure to exercise due care, violation of financial law, leaving a scene of an accident involving death, […]

The 20-year-old Tennessee student was full of “moxie,” her family said.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A family is still searching for justice, three months after a stolen car crashed into a 20-year-old University of Memphis student, killing her. Justice for Ava Christopher is the goal next week, as her family prepares for a rally in Midtown. The two-mile walk and candlelight vigil will mark the three-month anniversary of […]