Crime & Safety
DeKalb Woman Dead After Being Run Over By SUV: Sheriff
A woman was accused of running over another woman with her SUV, killing her, in DeKalb County.
DECATUR, GA — A 34-year-old College Park woman is in jail after authorities say she ran over another woman with her SUV Monday near a Decatur motel.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office on Thursday said they arrested Talisha Moore-Real in connection with the crash that killed Laquita Baker, 47, of Decatur.
Moore-Real was accused of hitting Baker with a silver SUV before running her over near a Flat Shoals Road motel, killing Baker.
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Authorities arrested Moore-Real at a gas station in the 5000 block of Old National Highway and charged her with murder and aggravated assault, they said.
DeKalb County Jail records showed she was booked Wednesday and is being held without bond.
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A motive is unknown.
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