Smyrna Man Involved in Fatal Accident

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A Smyrna man will likely avoid charges for his role in a fatal automobile accident on Windy Hill Road on Monday afternoon, according to police.

Juan Ortega Fernandez, 44, was driving a 2004 blue Dodge Ram with a utility trailer on eastbound Windy Hill Road near Bouldercrest Drive at approximately 3 p.m. Monday when the driver of a green 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass attempted to turn left from the westbound lanes of Windy Hill Road into a Food Depot parking lot, police spokesman Dana Pierce said. Fernandez’s front side struck the passenger side of the Oldsmobile.

The driver of the Oldsmobile has been identified as 72-year-old Louis E. Hayles of Marietta, according to Pierce. The passenger in the Oldsmobile, 60-year-old Deborah D. Hayles, was transported along with Louis Hayles to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital but died from her injuries.

Fernandez did not require medical attention, Pierce said.

Anyone who has further information on this accident is asked to contact Cobb County police at (770) 499-3987.

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