Edna Umeh, 64, killed in pedestrian collision with driver Lamonte Roosevelt Whitaker, 38, on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton, Georgia
Modified Date:
Sat, 03/17/2018 - 2:09pmAccident Date:
Thursday, November 30, 2017
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According to police, Whitaker turned himself in Thursday, December 14 after getting word of his impending arrest. He was transported and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on charges of reckless driving and homicide by vehicle first degree.
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Lamonte Roosevelt Whitaker, of Lithonia, is charged with first degree homicide by vehicle and reckless driving in the death of 64-year-old Mableton resident Edna Umeh.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Edna Umeh
Lamonte Roosevelt Whitaker
Roadway:
Veterans Memorial HighwayCity:
Mableton, GACounty:
Cobb County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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