Paulding High couple Janeal Priester, 18, and Nicholas Wright, 17, both die in two-vehicle crash at Georgia Highway 61 and Old Villa Rica Road in Dallas, GA
Modified Date:
Wed, 06/21/2017 - 3:19pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, June 17, 2015(Update) High School Sweethearts Die in Paulding Crash
WSB-TV reported Wright and Janeal Priester were high school sweethearts who had been dating for two years. Priester had recently graduated from Paulding County High.
High school sweethearts killed in Paulding County wreck
William Wright, Nicholas’ father, said his son played football and was looking forward to his senior year, Channel 2 reported.
Woman turns herself in on charges from crash that killed 2
Paulding County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Ashley Henson says Sarah Elizabeth Dowdy faces two vehicular homicide charges and turned herself in on Monday.
Bond was set at $27,700.
Dowdy, who is 23, also faces charges of serious injury by vehicle, speeding and reckless driving.
18-year-old Janeal Priester was driving east on Old Villa Rica Road, and was attempting to turn left onto northbound Georgia Highway 61, but failed to yield to a southbound car on that road driven by Sarah Dowdy, 22. Priester's car was hit on the driver's side, killing both her and the front seat passenger Nicholas Wright, 17, her boyfriend of two years. Priester's younger brother, 16-year-old Joshua Priester, was in the back seat and taken to the hospital via helicopter for treatment of injuries. Dowdy was also hospitalized with injuries, but her condition is unknown.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, Right of Way/Failure to Yield, Street Racing AccidentsPeople Involved:
Janeal Priester
Nicholas Wright
Sarah Dowdy
City:
Dallas, GACounty:
Paulding County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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