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Lithonia police officer Jamell Dent and and a baby killed, and two people injured in crash between motorcycle and passenger car on Rock Chapel Road in Lithonia, GA

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:32pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Lithonia police officer dies in crash

A Lithonia Police officer died in a wreck in Dekalb County Saturday night. He had been with Dekalb County police for seven years before taking the job with Lithonia PD.  Authorities tell Fox5 an off-duty officer was riding his personal motorcycle when he collided with a car with a young family inside.

Car vs motorcycle accident kills officer and infant

A couple and their infant were riding in the car that officer ran into. A fatal crash in Lithonia has killed a former DeKalb County police officer and an infant. Dent had just moved to the Lithonia Police Department after spending six years as a member of the DeKalb County Police Department. DeKalb County police are investigating the cause of the crash. Off-duty police officer Jamell Dent was riding his motorcycle around 10:45 p.m.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved
People Involved: 
Jamell Dent
Roadway: 
Rock Chapel Road
City: 
Lithonia, GA
County: 
DeKalb County, GA
Area: 
Atlanta, GA

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