Mother says daughter's memorial repeatedly damaged in Calvert City

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Calvert City, Alabama
site of the accident near the local Dairy Queen
Incident type
Hit and run, Vandalism

Summary

Hit And Run Calvert City Alabama in Calvert City, Alabama: On Aug. 1, 2023, 18-year-old Mercedeys Culligan was killed in a hit-and-run while walking to work at a Dairy Queen in Calvert City, Kentucky. Her family built a memorial at the site of the crash. Since then, the memorial has been damaged in four separate incidents, including on Saturday, June 20, when an unknown car swerved off the road between 7 and 10:20 p.m., damaging two lawns and destroying the memorial cross. Police do not believe the destruction was targeted, though the mother suspects an impaired driver may have been involved.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Mercedeys Culligan Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Mother says daughter's memorial repeatedly damaged in Calvert City | Paducah Sun | paxtonmedia.com

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