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Police say driver was traveling 94 mph before fatal Summerhill crash
Morgan Gamble, 21, died after a crash at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street late Tuesday. Police say the vehicle driven by Nikolai Dunford was traveling 94 mph in a 35 mph zone; Dunford faces a first-degree vehicular homicide charge.
A 21-year-old woman died after a crash late Tuesday at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood, and a driver has been charged in connection with her death, police said.
Officers responded at about 11:30 p.m. and found Morgan Gamble critically injured. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died, according to police. The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified her.
Investigators believe a vehicle driven by Nikolai Dunford was traveling 94 mph on Hank Aaron Drive, where the speed limit is 35 mph, when it struck Gamble’s car. Police said Dunford faces charges of reckless driving, speeding and first-degree vehicular homicide.
The crash is under investigation.