Brandon Pellien, 29, and Steven Barco, 48 killed, Jessica Peterson, 27, Kristopher Peterson, one boy, 9, and one girl, 5, injured in car accident on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County, GA

Modified Date: 
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 9:24pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Drunk mom Jessica Peterson accused of causing deadly DUI crash with kids in car

Gwinnett police say they arrested a 27-year-old woman for a crash that killed two people in last month.
Brandon Pellien, 29, and Steven Barco, 48 killed, Jessica Peterson, 27, Kristopher Peterson, one boy, 9, and one girl, 5, injured in car accident on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County, GA, when Jessica Peterson was driving 91 mph in a 45 mph zone and could not stop when Pellien, who was driving on Garnett Street, failed to stop for the stop sign at Buford Highway and entered the intersection where Peterson hit Pellien’s vehicle on the driver’s side, killing Pellien and Barco.  Kristopher Peterson, an adult passenger, was injured. The 9 year old boy and 5 year old girl were transported to Scottish Rite.  Peterson was arrested and taken to the Gwinnett County jail, charged with DUI, two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of endangering a child while DUI, with a BAC of .147. 
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jessica Peterson
Kristopher Peterson
Brandon Pellien
Steven Barco
Roadway: 
Buford Highway

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