A head-on crash on Powder Springs Street near Laurel Springs Lane at 6:42 a.m. Saturday killed a 32-year-old man and sent three others to Kennestone Hospital. According to the Marietta Police Department, a 2007 Lexus crossed into the southbound lane and struck a Chevrolet Silverado.
What’s Happening: Marietta police say 18-year-old Keondre Robinson of Mableton was driving the Lexus northbound. Santiago Zarate-Vicente, 32, of Chicago was driving the Silverado southbound. For an unknown reason, the Lexus entered the Silverado’s lane and the two vehicles hit head-on.
The crash badly damaged both vehicles. Two passengers from the Silverado and the Lexus driver were taken to Kennestone with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Zarate-Vicente died from his injuries. No charges have been filed while police investigate.
The Sources: Marietta Police Department.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
