Schools Mourn Brothers Killed In Crash | Another Drug Overdose | Restaurant Fails Inspection: Patch PM

Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Wednesday, April 26, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Schools Rally Around Lassiter After 2 Brothers Die In Crash

In the wake of the tragic deaths of two students at Lassiter High, the academic community is rallying around the East Cobb school, sending condolences and offering support during a difficult week for the students, staff and faculty.

Brothers James "Jim" Irving Pratt, 18, and Joseph "Joe" Thomas Pratt, 14, were on their way to the dentist Monday when the car they were in collided with a special-needs school bus from Roswell High School. Two siblings were pronounced dead shortly after the accident around 1 p.m. The students aboard the bus were uninjured.

Cumming Man's Death May Be Linked To Forsyth Overdoses

The death of a man from Cumming in Walton County is being linked to a string of drug overdoses in Forsyth County. On Saturday, Jeffrey Kim Wilson, 28, of Cumming, was dropped off at about 1:30 a.m. at Clearview Medical Center in Monroe, according to police.

He was unconscious upon his arrival at the hospital and was later pronounced dead by medical staff. Monroe Police said they were later able to make contact with a man and woman who dropped him off at the hospital and left him there.

Gwinnett Japanese Restaurant Fails Health Inspection

Moldy drink nozzles and raw chicken stored in a bucket on the floor were among the problems cites at a Japanese restaurant that failed its health inspection on Tuesday. Chin Chin Hibachi Express, at 3425 Centerville Hwy. in Snellville, scored a failing 64/U on the inspection.

Among the problems cited by inspectors was a bucket of raw chicken being stored on the floor of a walk-in cooler and black mold found on the nozzles of a drink dispenser.

Man Took Boy To Prostitute To Lose His Virginity: Report

A 48-year-old man is in trouble with the law after allegedly taking a boy to a prostitute so that he could lose his virginity, Patch has learned.

Kent Evans is charged with pandering and enticing a child after he allegedly took a 14-year-old to a prostitute to an Econo Lodge off Evans Mill Road near Lithonia. DeKalb County law enforcement said that Evans reportedly wanted the teen to enjoy his first sexual experience.

More Georgia headlines:

• Man Reported Missing in Paulding County
• Atlanta Unveils $48M Grant Park Gateway Project
• Former Police K-9 Dies After Battling Heart Failure
• Woman Using ATM Carjacked At Gunpoint In Sandy Springs
• Scores Line Up For A Year Of Free Chick-Fil-A At New Cascade Location
• Trump To Raise Funds For Karen Handel Friday

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