Crime & Safety

Lithia Springs Woman Involved in Fatal Crash

Crystal Sandefur, 39, drove into the path of a motorcyclist in Paulding County on Thanksgiving, police say.

A motorcycle crash on Thanksgiving involving a Lithia Springs woman claimed the life of 56-year-old Wade Douglas Cole of Austell.

A 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by 39-year-old Crystal Sandefur of Lithia Springs, was traveling west on State Route 6 in Paulding County about 4:50 p.m. Thursday, said Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright.

Sandefur attempted to make a left turn onto an access road and drove into the path of Cole’s motorcycle, Wright said. No other vehicles were involved.

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The crash remains under investigation by the Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team from Calhoun, and charges are pending the completion of that investigation.

Thursday’s fatal crash wasn’t the first in Paulding for the month. Jonathan Dale “Jon” Osborne, 32, of Dallas  on Georgia 61 near Braswell Mountain Road.

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