Georgia State Patrol troopers have booked a South Carolina woman into the Bartow County Jail on charges of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, driving under the influence of drugs, and reckless driving following a fatal crash near Adairsville.
Troopers from Post 3 in Bartow County responded just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle collision on Joe Frank Harris Parkway near Horseshow Road. Investigators say 30-year-old Andrea Leigh Stegall of Greenville County, South Carolina, was driving a Toyota 4Runner southbound when she struck the rear of a Honda Accord driven by 34-year-old Ratanza Winters-Gardner of Adairsville.
Both vehicles left the west shoulder of the roadway after the impact. Winters-Gardner died at the scene. Stegall was taken to Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center with what troopers describe as minor injuries.
The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting the investigation. Additional charges remain possible as the probe continues.