Shark Attacks: Where Does Georgia Rank? | Patch PM

Georgia's coast has earned a creepy honor of sorts, ranking high in the nation in terms of the number of shark attacks. A rising high school senior is charged with homicide after a deadly three-way crash in metro Atlanta and a motorist shot and killed himself after first firing at other vehicles. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking about on Tuesday, July 25, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Georgia Ranks In Top 10 In U.S.Shark Attacks

Georgia ranks nationally among the states with shark attacks, according to data from University of Florida researchers. The state has had four shark attacks in the last decade, none of them fatal. The most recent shark attack in Georgia was in 2014, when a 12-year-old boy was bitten while surfing off Tybee Island, just outside of Savannah.

Forsyth Teen Charged With Homicide In Crash

A 17-year-old Lambert High School student has been charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed another teen earlier this month. Natalie D'Allen turned herself in at the Forsyth County Detention Center on Sunday, said sheriff's office spokesman Deputy First Class Doug Rainwater. D'Allen is charged with homicide by vehicle - second degree, failure to yield and driving in violation of license restrictions.

Motorist Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Shooting At Cars In Cobb

A motorist is dead after crashing his vehicle, shooting at cars during the Monday evening rush hour and turning the gun on himself, according to Cobb County police. A preliminary investigation by Cobb police indicates that the 30-year-old man was driving erratically on Busbee Parkway near Frey Road when the struck a vehicle, Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce told Patch.

More Georgia Headlines:

• Kitten Tests Positive For Rabies In Cherokee County
• 3 Injured In Rollover Crash On I-75 In Bartow County
• Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Downtown Connector
• Pedestrian Critical After Being Struck By DeKalb Officer
  
• New Orleans Authorities Seek Atlanta's Help In Woman's Slaying
  
• Man Wanted For Attacking Woman, Stealing Her Car
  
• Gwinnett Schools To Delay Release For Eclipse

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