Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Kennesaw woman, 79, killed in Cobb Parkway crash

A 79-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Cobb Parkway.
A 79-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Cobb Parkway.
By Ariella Phillips
Dec 5, 2016

A Kennesaw woman was killed in a crash Sunday night on Cobb Parkway, police said.

Tatyana Mays, 22, was driving in the northbound left lane as Peggy Patterson, 79, was stopped on Keene Street. Patterson, in a Buick sedan, then entered into the path of Mays’ Ford Taurus, Cobb County police confirmed.

The Ford struck the Buick on the driver’s side door.

Mays came to a stop at the median. Patterson traveled farther northbound and came to an uncontrolled stop in the center median against the guard rail.

Patterson was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival, according to police. Mays was also taken to Kennestone with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police do not expect to file charges.

About the Author

Ariella Phillips
More Stories

Keep Reading

Eleanor Bowles was killed Dec. 10, 2022. She was 77. (Courtesy)

Credit: Family photo

Man pleads guilty in 2022 stabbing death of Buckhead grandmother

Three years after the 77-year-old was found stabbed to death, Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to her murder, avoiding a trial set for this week. He got 2 life sentences.

50m ago

Man found dead in street in SW Atlanta neighborhood, police say

Officers are investigating early Monday in the Baker Hills neighborhood.

Officials identify 2 killed in Gwinnett before man’s arrest in Tennessee

A man was tracked down and arrested in Tennessee after being tied to a double homicide Friday evening in Gwinnett County, officials said.

2h ago

The Latest

Eleanor Bowles was killed Dec. 10, 2022. She was 77. (Courtesy)

Credit: Family photo

Man pleads guilty in 2022 stabbing death of Buckhead grandmother

50m ago

Officials identify 2 killed in Gwinnett before man’s arrest in Tennessee

2h ago
NEW DETAILS

Cobb man killed mother, stepfather after wanting to be alone, warrant says

Featured

Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy

For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.

‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.

Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.

‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail

Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.