Laura Jones Tavel, 53, dies in accident into pond near Peachtree Corners Circle in Gwinnett County on July 30.

Modified Date: 
Mon, 06/19/2017 - 2:50pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

School teacher Laura Jones Tavel dies after car crashes into Gwinnett County pond

Witnesses say 53-year-old Laura Jones Tavel never made the curve and then never tried to get out after the car began to sink.

Investigators have identified a woman killed when she drove straight into a Gwinnett County pond Wednesday morning. The incident happened on a cut-through street in Peachtree Corners, surrounded by an office park. Witnesses say 53-year-old Laura Jones Tavel never made the curve and then never tried to get out after the car began to sink. Fulton County Schools said that Tavel was a teacher at River Trail Middle School since 2001.  

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Laura Jones Tavel

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