One person was killed and another injured last week after being struck by a vehicle near downtown Athens, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
Athens-Clarke County police responded to the single-vehicle accident involving two pedestrians in the area of N. Thomas Street and E. Washington Street just after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17.
Guy Jones, 78, of Woodstock, died after he was transported to a local hospital. A second pedestrian, Sean Helms, 18, also of Woodstock, sustained visible injuries and was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment.
The driver of the vehicle, Heather Turner, 31, of Hoschton, was uninjured in the incident. Following an investigation, Turner was arrested and charged with two counts of failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and one count of homicide by vehicle in the second degree.
The incident remains under active investigation.
