Crime & Safety
Woman Accused in Fatal Ga. 316 Wreck Charged with Vehicular Homicide
Sabrina Townes has already been charged in a 2012 wreck in DeKalb County that killed a man.
The woman accused of causing a seven-car accident in Gwinnett over the Memorial Day weekend will face charges in the death of Pamela Leake, of Lawrenceville.
Lawrenceville Police have taken out warrants for Sabrina Townes, charging her with first-degree homicide, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, according to WSB-TV.
Townes already faces vehicular homicide in DeKalb County for her involvement in a 2012 accident that killed Lymeng Lim.
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Police said Townes was the at-fault driver in a May 25 pile-up on Ga. 316 near the Lawrenceville-Suwanee bridge. Leake was killed and three others were injured in the accident, which closed the freeway for hours Sunday.
In the DeKalb case, DeKalb Police said it wasn’t able to find Townes until the Gwinnett County wreck.
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Townes’ bond was set at $300,000 in a DeKalb court on Tuesday.
Leake family members told the TV station they plan to be at every hearing for Townes.
A preliminary hearing in DeKalb is scheduled for June 16.
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