Race Info On October 13, 2000, Ruth McCarthy was on her way home from dinner with her husband, John, when a drunk driver drove his SUV into their car and split it in half. Ruth was killed instantly and John was critically injured.  Ruth and John were a few days away from celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when the McCarthy family ended up planning her funeral instead. Ruth was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. However, some of her grandchildren never had the…