The Cobb County Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred on Church Road near Landmark Drive on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at approximately 4:11 a.m. 

Per investigators, a black 1998 Honda Civic was traveling east on Church Road between Landmark Drive and Foxwood Trail as a green 1997 Ford Explorer was traveling west on Church Road. The Honda crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the Ford head-on in the westbound lane. After the collision, the Honda caught fire. Bystanders were able to extricate the passenger in the Honda before it became fully engulfed but they were unable to extricate the driver. 

The driver of the Honda, 18-year-old Jail Garcia of Marietta, was pronounced deceased on scene. The passenger of the Honda, 18-year-old Leslie Jimenez of Marietta, was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries that are not life threatening. The driver of the Ford, 53-year-old Charles Stancil of Lithia Springs, was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries that are not life threatening. 

The collision remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb County Police Department’s STEP Unit at 770-499-3987.