Crime & Safety

Child Killed, Another Injured in I-20 Wreck

Cobb County police say an SUV truck rear-ended a smaller car as both were traveling on the interstate early Wednesday morning.

One child was killed and a second was injured when the vehicle they were riding in was rear-ended by an SUV on Interstate 20 Wednesday morning, Cobb County police said.

Mikkiala Green, 23 of Douglasville was driving a 2002 BMW 530i westbound on I-20 just before Six Flags Parkway at 2:26 a.m. when she was rear-ended by a 2008 GMC Yukon, department spokeswoman Alicia Chilton said.

Green’s 1-year-old child was rushed to Scottish-Rite Hospital for treatment. Green’s 3-year-old child was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Green was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and is in critical condition, according to Chilton. The driver of the GMC, 37-year-old Tyrone Gantt of Austell, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

This collision remains under investigation, and anyone with information about it is asked to call (770) 499-3987.

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