Driver Charged In Fatal Cartersville Crash

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Georgia State Patrol has charged the driver of a Chevrolet Cobalt in connection to the fatal collision that killed his passenger Tuesday afternoon on Peeples Valley Road in Bartow County.

Daniel Allen Jones is charged with homicide by vehicle in the first degree, DUI, hit-and-run, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, possession and use of drug related objects, possession of methamphetamine, passing in a no-passing zone, failure to report accident with injury/death/damage, seat belt violation, no proof of insurance, failure to notify owner upon striking a fixture, and removing an affixed license plate with intent to conceal.

Allen was behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt that was traveling southbound on Peeples Valley Road approaching Valleydale Drive around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 while a 2016 Mercedes-Benz was going northbound in the opposite direction.

A preliminary report indicates the Chevrolet left the east side of the road and struck several trees, the Georgia State Patrol previously told Patch. The Chevrolet rotated, came back into the road and stuck the Mercedes.

The passenger inside the Chevrolet, 30-year-old Phillip D. Bagley of Cartersville, was pronounced dead at the scene. GSP's Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team conducted the investigation into the collision.

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According to the reconstruction team, Jones was initially transported to Floyd Medical Center for treatment. However, he later left the premises.

"A trooper was at the hospital attempting to get blood from Mr. Jones, who refused the state administered blood test," the Georgia State Patrol said. "Mr. Jones was not in custody at the time he left the hospital."

The trooper left the hospital since Jones was set to be admitted for surgery. Jones, a Cartersville resident, was later apprehended by U.S. Marshals on Thursday, Jan. 24 and booked into the Bartow County Jail. He remains held without bond.

Photo: David Allen Jones. Credit: Bartow County Sheriff's Office