Marci Thompson, 42, killed in collision with wrong-way driver Donn Kelvin Smith, 26, on Interstate 75 in Crisp County, Georgia
Wife of Crisp deputy dies after head-on I-75 wreck
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the wreck. Sgt. Craig Smith in an email identified the other driver as Donn Kelvin Smith, 26, of Rentz. He stated that Donn Smith was traveling north in the southbound lanes in a 2013 Chrysler 200.
‘We will never be the same’: Wrong-way drunk driver sentenced in fatal I-75 crash
Houston County Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden sentenced Donn Kelvin Smith[1], 27, of Rentz, to serve 12 years in prison and three years on probation in the death of Marci Thompson[2], 42, on June 3, 2017.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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