RaKetrah Lashawn KeKe Hatcher was a 33-year-old Black woman from Birmingham, Alabama. In the early hours of March 22, 2019, she was a passenger in a car traveling along Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North through the Kingston neighborhood. About 3:18 a.m. the vehicle struck a utility pole in the 4200 block; Hatcher was fatally injured at the scene.

Police identified the driver as Deyarpolus Rudolph, who survived and was taken for medical treatment. Investigators later focused on the driver’s conduct, alleging impairment and recklessness. Rudolph was arrested September 30, 2019, released on a $60,000 bond that day, and charged with vehicular manslaughter; a grand jury indicted him in 2020 on what was described as reckless manslaughter arising from the March 22 wreck.

What details about that night or about KeKe’s movements would help clarify whether this was a tragic accident or criminal recklessness? If anyone knew her or has information, please share it with investigators.