Georgia 17-year-old riding ATV killed after car hit her into path of deputy’s car, mother says

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A mom is looking for solutions after her 17-year-old daughter’s life was reduce brief in a lethal four-wheeler crash.

Cheyenne Grace, 17, died Might 27 at Barton Chapel Street and Blossom Drive in Augusta, Georgia.

Her mom advised WJBF that the picture is perpetually in her head.

“To see her up underneath that police automobile like that…” Dashandra Parks advised the information station.

Parks mentioned her daughter was not within the mistaken after a Dodge Challenger hit her and a Richmond County Sheriff’s deputy ran over her on Barton Chapel Street, WJBF reported.

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Parks advised WJBF that Cheyenne was no newbie when it got here to driving 4 wheelers and that she was taught tips on how to journey.

“This isn’t one thing she would simply say, ‘Oh I’m going to leap on and journey this at the moment and go.’”

She mentioned Friday evening that Cheyenne was carrying a helmet, and the ATV had lights on it.

In response to WJBF, the Georgia State Patrol is at the moment investigating what came about. The GSP crash report has not been launched as of Wednesday.

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Parks says folks on-line are condemning her daughter for driving a four-wheeler within the highway.

“She was crossing over, however she was sitting within the median ready and obeying the visitors guidelines. She was ready for this visitors to clear for her to recover from. Evidently it wasn’t clear, as a result of she was nonetheless sitting proper there and someone determined to return on round and knock her,” Parks advised WJBF.

On Monday, Augusta Commissioner Alvin Mason went and seen the memorial for Cheyenne.

“That is a part of what I’ve been speaking about out right here. In the event you look, there’s actually no streetlights out right here, little or no lights. I’ve been asking my colleagues, we have to have streetlights out right here. We have to mild up the place,” Commissioner Mason advised WJBF.

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Commissioner Mason advised WJBF that Barton Chapel Street might simply be labeled a loss of life entice and including pace bumps and different visitors alerts might stop one thing like this from occurring once more.

He says if’s there’s anybody that must be held accountable, he hopes that they’re held accountable. However the reality of the matter is, they should do one thing in regards to the lighting and pace.

WJBF mentioned they are going to launch the total incident report as soon as it turns into obtainable.

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