Early on Sunday morning, December 18, there was a fatal crash in Brookhaven.
According to the Georgia State Patrol the accident happened shortly before 7 a.m. when five people were in a car that was heading down Clairmont Road at Century Center when it hit a tree.
A passenger died at the scene, 21 year old Fernando Mares of Forest Park. The other four people in the car were taken to area hospitals. On the way to Atlanta Medical Center, 19 year old Marissa Mata- Munoz of Forest Park, also died.
The other three who were critically injured were the driver, 19 year old : Diego Sanchez-Reyes of Conley, 18 year old Abel Rodriguez of Forest Park, and 18 year old Rogelio Alvarado-Resendez also of Forest Park. They were all taken to Grady hospital where their current conditions are unknown
Officials with the Georgia State Patrol say they believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
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