Roswell Woman Killed in East Cobb Crash

MARIETTA, GA — A Roswell woman was killed over the weekend in a four-vehicle collision in East Cobb.

The crash was reported around 6:44 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 on Johnson Ferry Road at Woodlawn Parkway, the Cobb County Police Department said.

According to investigators and information obtained from the crash scene, the driver of a red 2002 Nissan Xterra was traveling southbound on Johnson Ferry Road when she "entered into the intersection at Woodlawn Parkway on a red traffic signal."

After colliding with a red 2007 Toyota Corolla and a gray 2012 Ford Focus (both of which were eastbound and turning left onto northbound Johnson Ferry Road), the Nissan entered the northbound lanes of Johnson Ferry and collided head-on with a black 2011 Volvo XC60, which was traveling north on Johnson Ferry Road.

The driver of the Toyota, identified as 59-year-old Sharon L. Freeman of Roswell, was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Cobb police said.

The occupants of the Ford, Marietta residents Christopher Kinsler, 30, and Chelsea Kinsler, 27, refused medical treatment at the scene. Maryland Moss, 69, of Marietta, the driver of the Volvo, was also transported to Kennestone for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Courtney A. Washbourne, 38, of Yarmouth, Maine, the driver of the Nissan, was also transported by ambulance to Kennestone hospital where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Washbourne is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center and is charged with misdemeanor violation of a traffic control device, misdemeanor driving under the influence and felony homicide by vehicle in the first degree, Cobb police note.

The crash remains under investigation, and anyone with additional information is asked to call (770) 499-3987.

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