Friday April 26th, 2024 6:29PM

One dead, four injured in Lawrenceville crash

By AccessWDUN Staff

An investigation is underway after a single-vehicle crash in Lawrenceville killed a woman and injured four other people, including two children.

The Gwinnett County Police Department Accident Investigation Unit reported the accident happened around 4 a.m. on Callie Still Road near Laricks Lane in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

The driver of the vehicle, 27-year-old Lateika Powell of Monroe, was traveling northbound on Callie Still Road attempting to negotiate a curve. Investigators said she lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the eastbound land, through the westbound lane and then off the roadway. The vehicle went airborne and hit a tree on the driver's side of the car.

The victim in the crash was identified as 29-year-old Candice Tate; she was seated in the back of the car on the driver's side.

Investigators identified the other passengers in the vehicle as 30-year-old Ebony Tate, 5-year-old Mykal Tate and 8-year-old Aaliyah Gonzales. 

There's no word on whether Powell faces charges in the fatal crash. 

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