Lithonia Police Officer Jamell Dent, 26, and Melanie Flood, 1 month, killed; 2 critically injured when car collides with motorcycle at Kimberly Lynn Court and Rock Chapel Road in DeKalb County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Wed, 06/21/2017 - 3:16pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Motorcyclist dead, two critically injured after crash

A motorcyclist has been killed and two others were critically injured after a crash in DeKalb County Saturday evening. One adult was critically injured and taken to Grady Hospital in Atlanta where their condition is unknown at this time. It is unclear what caused the crash. The crash happened near the intersection of Kimberly Lynn Court and Rock Chapel Road around 10:30 p.m. An infant also went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Egleston Hospital for Children.

Officer and baby killed in Lithonia crash

Investigators say the accident involving a car and a motorcycle took the life of 26-year-old Lithonia Police Officer Jamell Dent. The crash also killed a one-month-old baby girl, Melony Flood.

Flood and her parents, James Flood and Jodie Green, both 22-years-old, were riding in the car that collided with Dent, who was on the motorcycle. The accident happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night.

People Involved: 
James Flood
Jodie Green
Melanie Flood
Jamell Dent

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