A motorist whose car hit another in a fatal East Cobb crash Sunday night has been charged with first-degree vehicular homicide.
Tracy Jean Latronica, 37, of Shadowlawn Road in East Cobb, was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center late Sunday night, according to Cobb Sheriff’s Office information.
She remained there on Monday afternoon on a $5,720 bond.
Cobb Police said Latronica was turning left onto Robinson Road West after traveling westbound on Roswell Road shortly before 9:30 p.m., when the 2012 gray Ford Explorer she was driving struck a silver 2012 Toyota Camry in the intersection that also includes East Lake Parkway.
The driver of the Camry was a 15-year-old male from Marietta. All five passengers in that vehicle were taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, according to police, who said one of them, Begum Fazilatunnesa, 74, of Marietta, was pronounced dead after suffering critical injuries.
Police said the other occupants were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and Latronica did not require medical attention.
Latronica also has been charged with DUI, failure to yield on a left turn and serious injury by vehicle.
Police said an investigation into the crash is continuing and anyone with information should contact the Cobb Police STEP Unit at 770-499-3987.
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