1 Dead, 1 Injured In Car Crash: Cobb Police

MARIETTA, GA — Two Douglasville residents were involved in a car accident in Cobb County just after midnight Monday.

Katherine Garcia, 26, was driving a black 2009 Toyota Corolla westbound on Pat Mell Road toward Lorene Drive, Cobb police said. She had 18-year-old Judith Monroy in the car with her.

Police investigators said for an unknown reason, Garcia suddenly swerved off the road, hit a curb and the car became airborne. It landed back in the road and collided with a concrete curb, causing the Corolla to roll off the road again before striking a tree behind the Save & Go Food Mart nearby.

Garcia had not been wearing her seatbelt, and was ejected from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Monroy, who was in the front right passenger seat, was also not wearing her seatbelt. She was ejected from the car and taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries, but police said she is in stable condition.

The Cobb County Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call 770-499-3987.