Clayton law and order
Jonesboro man charged after deadly crashA Jonesboro man faces charges after police said he caused a crash early Saturday morning that killed his passenger.
Michael Wesley Greene, 18, remains at Southern Regional Medical Center being treated for non-life threatening injuries he suffered in the crash, Clayton County police Capt. Greg Dickens said.
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He is charged with second degree vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions, police said.
Greene was driving his father's 1991 Jaguar along Lake Jodeco Road about 4:10 a.m. Saturday when he lost control in a curve near Lago Drive, Dickens said.
His passenger, Tracey Louis Smith, 19, of Hampton was unrestrained and ejected from the car when it hit a tree, police said. Smith was dead at the scene.
Greene will be arrested upon his release from the hospital, police said.
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