Christi Mooney, 45, Marsha Coleman, 60, and Ricardo Clarke, 30, die in 2-vehicle crash on Georgia 140 near Rome
Modified Date:
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:25pmAccident Date:
Friday, September 4, 2015
Family and friends remember 3 locals among 7 statewide who have died in wrecks so far this holiday weekend
Teachers and staff gathered at Glenwood Primary Sunday afternoon to prepare for what they know will be a difficult return to school Tuesday. Two of their co-workers were lost in a fatal wreck Friday evening. Christi Mooney, 45, a kindergarten teacher, and Marsha Coleman, 60, a paraprofessional, were two of the three killed in a wreck on Ga. 140 east of Old Dalton Road. The third person killed, Ricardo Clarke, 30, worked at Lowe’s Distribution Center and the Rome Chick-fil-A Dwarf House.
Community mourns loss of 3 in fatal wreck on Ga. 140
Clarke was driving a Nissan pickup east on Ga. 140 while Mooney was driving west in a Lincoln sedan in which Coleman was a passenger, according to Georgia State Patrol Tfc. Jeremy Battle. Clarke’s pickup truck crossed the center line and struck the sedan head on, Battle said. While Mooney and Coleman were wearing seat belts, Clarke was not, said GSP Sgt. Shan Burnett.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Christi Mooney
Marsha Coleman
Ricardo Clarke
Roadway:
Georgia 140City:
Rome, GACounty:
Floyd County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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