Cobb Woman, Teen Killed In Head-On Crash

ACWORTH, GA — Two people from Cobb County, one of them a teenager, were killed Sunday evening in a head-on crash in Acworth.

Cobb County Police say the crash happened at about 7:42 p.m. Sunday on Mars Hill Road at Newpark Drive.

According to investigators, Allison Carroll, 24, of Powder Springs, was driving her 2014 Ford Escape north on Mars Hill as a 2010 Toyota Corolla driven by 20-year-old Braden Price, of Hiram, was heading south.

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Police say Price lost control of the Toyota and it crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic, striking Carroll head-on. Carroll was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where she died of her injuries.

A passenger in Price's car, 17-year-old Ashley Bratton, of Acworth, also died from her injuries at the hospital, police said. Price and a 16-year-old boy who also was a passenger in his car were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the speed that Price was driving at the time of the crash is believed to have contributed to it and charges are expected to be filed. Anyone with information in the crash is asked to contact Cobb County Police Department’s traffic unit at 770-499-3987.

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