**Update/Additional Information**

September 1, 2020

The three rear-seat passengers have been identified as 17-year-old Mitia Pruitt of Steubenville, Ohio, 18-year-old Chloe Dudley of Xenia, Ohio, and 19-year-old Maniya Connelly of Akron, Ohio. Their next of kin have been notified. 

The circumstances which brought the victims in contact with the driver and front-seat passenger are still being investigated. 

PUBLIC INFORMATION RELEASE

August 31, 2020

Fatal Traffic Collision

The Cobb County Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred on Six Flags Parkway near Queensferry Drive on Sunday, August 30, 2020, 10:56 p.m. 

According to investigators, a black 2015 Chrysler 200 traveled east on Six Flags Parkway approaching Queensferry Drive. The Chrysler 200 exceeded the posted 40 mph speed limit when the vehicle failed to maintain its lane within a curve. The Chrysler 200 crossed through the westbound lane, leaving the roadway before colliding with a tree. The Chrysler 200 was overturned and came to rest upside down on the north side of the road.

The driver of the Chrysler 200, 21-year-old Martez D. Smith of Jonesboro, was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The front seat passenger of the Chrysler 200, 21-year-old Charles N. Trotter of Roswell, was not injured and left the scene on foot. Trotter was later located nearby and taken into custody on an outstanding warrant. 

The three rear-seat passengers of the Chrysler 200 were ejected from the vehicle. One of the rear seat passengers was pronounced deceased on the scene. The other two rear-seat passengers were transported to Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, where they were later pronounced deceased. None of these victims have been positively identified.

The collision remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information regarding this collision should contact investigators at 770-499-3987. 

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