A University of Georgia student faces a murder charge after police say he crashed into a Taco Bell and killed a woman.
Oliver Baylen Cope, 18, of Statesboro, also faces four counts of aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the Sept. 28 crash, Swainsboro police Chief Randy J. Ellison said in a news release.
Ellison said Cope’s Dodge Challenger crashed into the fast-food chain’s dining area, stopping short of the front counter. A child was pinned under the car, and bystanders worked with police to lift the vehicle off her, Ellison said.
Five people were taken by ambulance and two others by car to Emanuel County Medical Center, Ellison said. Macy Lynn Mullis, 23, of Adrian, was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.
Mullis worked as a corrections officer for the Georgia prison system and attended Swainsboro Technical College, according to her obituary. She leaves behind a husband.
Two other victims were flown to an Augusta hospital due to the severity of their injuries.
UGA spokesman Bob Taylor said Cope enrolled as a freshman at the university as a biology major. It is not clear if he is still registered.
Swainsboro police and the Georgia State Patrol are still investigating the crash.
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