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Sharen Shields was riding in a car on Highway 98 and Ralph Schumacher Lane with two other people when their vehicle was rear-ended while stopped in traffic. The force of the impact pushed the car 30 feet. Shields was taken to a local hospital where she later died of her injuries. Shields' sister, Karen Sims, and her niece, Natalie Sims, sustained injuries in the crash. The driver of the other vehicle, Rogelio Moreno-Salazar, 23, was arrested and charged with with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.
DeKalb County police are investigating whether two drivers were street racing at 10:45 Sunday when they collided with a car, killing two children and critically injuring a third. Lauren Coleman, 3, and Jordan Coleman, 4, died in the collision, and their brother Jaylen Coleman, 6, is hospitalized in stable condition. The children's mother Cazhara Lovett was driving a Chrysler Seabring on Moreland Avenue and went to turn left onto Constitution Road when two cars, a Lexus and Chevrolet Monte Carlo, crashed into her vehicle.
Some high school students were walking home on Quail Drive when a car that a witness claims was going at least 60 mph rounded the corner and struck Phalanda Damus, 17, before proceeding to strike four other teenagers. A witness also said that the front two tires of the car were flat. Eventually the speeding vehicle hit a tree and caught fire, and three people got out and ran away. All of the teenagers were taken to the hospital, treated, and released. Despite search efforts, the suspects have not yet been found; check back for updates.
It was in the evening when a Honda Accord driven by Francine V. Thomas with her 5-year-old daughter as a passenger rear-ended a semi-truck on Highway 99 late Wednesday night. While the collision was fatal for the woman, the girl survived but sustained serious internal injuries and a broken arm. Thomas was driving at a high rate of speed in a slow lane when she struck the other vehicle. Investigation continues to determine whether drugs or alcohol were involved; check back for updates.