Driver charged in crash that killed Rockdale teen

The driver in a weekend wreck that killed a Rockdale County teenager has been charged in connection with the crash, authorities said.

Michael Kozlowski, 17, was driving a 2005 Nissan southbound on Ebenezer Road Saturday afternoon when he lost control in a curve, overcorrected and hit a tree, Rockdale sheriff’s Sgt. Jodi Shupe said.

A 17-year-old passenger in the Nissan, Mariyam Crossley, was killed in the crash. Crossley was a senior at Heritage High School.

Investigators charged Kozlowski with vehicular homicide in the second degree and driving too fast for conditions, both misdemeanors. He turned himself in Wednesday and was released on bond, Shupe said.