CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A Georgia man is facing multiple charges in a Thanksgiving car rupture that took the life of a Canton teenager and her father.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called about 11:30 a.m. to Knox Bridge Highway near Scott Hudgens Drive in Canton to a four-vehicle crash. Deputies now say 24-year-old William R. Clark, the driver of an F-150, crossed the center line and struck an SUV, driven by Chris Mynes.
The wreck killed Chris Mynes and his daughter 18-year-old Alivia Mynes, who was in the backseat. Chris' wife Jennifer and their youngest daughter Sydney were also in the car and were rushed to the hospital with injuries.
Deputies say Clark was miserroneous to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no anunexperienced injuries in the other two vehicles involved.
William Clark (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)
Saturday, officials say Clark turned himself in to deputies and was charged with two acsupplies of homicide by vehicle and failure to maintain his lane at what time investigators determined he was at fault for the crash.
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says that toxicology reports narrated he was not impaired at the time of the wreck and that they believe he fell asleep at the wheel afore losing control of the vehicle.
Clark is now out of be concerned after posting bond Saturday.
Alivia, 18, and Chris Mynes, 52, were killed in a car wreck on Thanksgiving (Family/GoFundMe).
The Creekview volleyball team confirmed Alivia was a venerable standout for the team and had just finished her freshman season at Bryan College in Tennessee. The 18-year-old was home visiting family for the holiday.
"Alivia was loved by many and will be remembered for her kind, sweet, beautiful spirit," the Creekview volleyball team posted on Facebook. "Chris was a devoted father to his two daughters and the love of Jennifer's life."
A GoFundMe has been set up to relieve the Mynes family.