Crime & Safety
Dallas Woman Rear-Ends Stopped Car, Charged With Murder: Police
Cobb County police say a Dallas woman intentionally rear-ended a car at a stop light on Barrett Parkway, killing its driver.
MARIETTA, GA — A Dallas woman who police say intentionally rear-ended another car, killing its driver, was charged Tuesday with murder and aggravated assault.
The Marietta Daily Journal reports that Cikira Caivon Faison, 20, was being held Tuesday afternoon without bond in the Cobb County jail in connection with the collision.
Investigators say that Faison intentionally rammed her 2006 Volkswagen Beetle into the rear of a 2002 Saturn SC1 stopped at a red light on Barrett Parkway Monday night.
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The Saturn’s driver, Frank Thompson, 58, of Austell, died at the scene. Faison was not injured.
Faison’s arrest warrant said “accused did intentionally rear-end the vehicle in front of her, which resulted in the death of the driver,” according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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If you have more information about the collision, call Cobb County police investigators at 770-499-3945 or 770-499-3987.
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