Stone Mountain Driver Charged in Fatal Pedestrian Accident on Lawrenceville Hwy
The driver, Sharon Mitchell-Golden, has been charged in the accident that killed a Lawrenceville teen.
Gwinnett County Police say the driver involved in the fatal pedestrian accident on Lawrenceville Highway Wednesday morning has now been charged. In a release, GCPD Cpl. Jake Smith said the driver, Sharon Mitchell-Golden, 49, of Stone Mountain, turned herself in to police Thursday. Mitchell-Golden has been charged with second degree vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor, and driving more than 300 feet in the center turn lane. Mitchell-Golden reportedly struck 17 year old Dakota M. Waters of Lawrenceville as he tried to cross Lawrenceville Highway between Hamilton Road and James Road at around 7:30am. Waters was reportedly standing in the center lane as Mitchell-Golden was unable to stop her 2007 Land Rover and hit the teen. Waters was taken to…
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12:33 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Was driving normally on North Decatur recently when a young man, wearing all dark clothes, darted across the street in front of me. It scared me because I didnt' see him until my headlights were shining on him just some 30 feet away. So many pedestrians just assume that a driver can see them (NOT saying this was the case here, but...) when the driver could, at that moment, be checking the rear-… more ›