Girl, 8, Killed In Dunwoody Crash Identified: Report

DUNWOODY, GA — The 8-year-old girl killed when a Toyota Tacoma rear-ended a Honda Civic on Saturday near a Dunwoody apartment complex has been identified.

The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the girl as Civic passenger Maryah Johnson, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Johnson was also identified in a GoFundMe started by family members.

The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Dunwoody Police said Monday.

The Civic left an apartment complex and traveled onto Peachtree Industrial when it was rear-ended by the Tacoma, police said.

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Johnson was taken to Children's Hospital of Atlanta, where she died of her injuries, police said.

The driver of the Civic was taken to Grady Hospital, police said. Her condition was not immediately available.

The driver of the Tacoma, who police identified as Jose Alejandro Cuahuizo-Varela, was accused of trying to run from the scene. However, Doraville officers were able to detain Cuahuizo-Varela, police said.

He was arrested on charges of homicide by vehicle, hit and run, driving under the influence and reckless driving, police said. After being medically cleared, he was taken to the DeKalb County Jail, police said.