Crime & Safety
Woman In Fatal Athens Crash Charged
Police said the woman's car crossed a center lane in Athens and crashed into another car, killing the driver.
ATHENS, GA — A Hull woman is facing charges after a fatal Athens crash in June claimed the life of a Winterville woman.
Athens-Clarke Police said Monday Keosha Martin, 38, is being charged on suspicion of second-degree homicide by vehicle and failure to maintain lane.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 7 a.m., June 17, in the 1700 block of Cherokee Road.
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Police said Martin was driving a 2006 Honda Accord northbound on Cherokee, when the Accord crossed the center lane and crashed into a 1999 Toyota Corolla that was heading southbound.
Linda Motichek, 70, was identified by police as the driver of the Corolla and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Martin suffered multiple non-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to a hospital, police said. A juvenile in the Accord was also taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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