A woman involved in a July 10 wreck that resulted in the miscarriage of a viable fetus was issued a citation today for violation of a traffic control signal with a fatality, police said.
On July 10, Kathy Lee was traveling south on Holtzclaw Avenue when she ran a red light and struck a taxi going east on McCallie Avenue about 9:14 a.m., according to Rebecca Royval, spokeswoman for the Chattanooga Police Department. The taxi was carrying Alisha Ramsey, who was not wearing a seat belt, Officer Royval said.
Ms. Ramsey, who was 24 weeks pregnant, was ejected from the taxi, Officer Royval said. After suffering head and internal injuries, Ms. Ramsey had a miscarriage of her son, the officer said.
The Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Ms. Ramsey’s unborn baby was a viable fetus, police said.
Tennessee law considers a fetus viable when a pregnancy is in its 23rd week or the baby weighs 500 grams or more.