MAY 15, 2015
HIRAM, GEORGIA
An accident between a Paulding County deputy and a
pedestrian has ended with a woman dead.
Officials with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office
confirmed that the accident happened at about 9:50 p.m. on southbound
Hiram-Douglasville Highway near Seaboard Street.
According to a statement from the department, the deputy was
heading down the highway when the patrol vehicle struck a pedestrian who was
crossing Hiram-Douglasville Highway close to the bridge in the area of Seaboard
Street.
The statement said that the deputy was on the way to a low
priority call and was traveling at normal speeds according to witnesses.
The vehicle did not have emergency equipment activated at
the time of the accident.
The victim has been identified as Ashley Donaldson, 24.
Donaldson was taken to Wellstar Paulding Hospital where she
later died.
The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision
Reconstruction Team (SCRT) responded to the scene and is conducting the
investigation.