A driver accused of causing a nearly head-on collision that killed a father and his 11-month-old son has been arrested on vehicular homicide and other charges, Gwinnett police said Wednesday.
Last month, Cpl. Deon Washington said Gwinnett police secured warrants for the arrest of Michael Schick, who had a blood alcohol level right at the legal limit of 0.08 at the time of the fatal accident.
Schick, 26, was not arrested at the time because he was still being treated for injuries he sustained in the crash, Washington said. But on Monday, he was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on multiple charges that included serious injury by a vehicle, driving under the influence, reckless driving, speeding and failing to maintain a single lane. Vehicular homicide and serious injury by a vehicle are felonies.
Schick was involved in a Feb. 10 accident that led to the deaths of 11-month old Cameron Lowe and his father, identified as 29-year-old Sean Lowe. A total of four people were taken to hospitals in serious condition, Washington said.
Police previously said speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, which involved a 2011 Toyota Camry 26-year-old Shana Fischer-Williams drove and a 2002 Honda Accord Schick drove. Fischer-Williams is Cameron’s mother.
Cameron was seated behind her when the accident occurred about 10 p.m. on McKendree Church Road near Lawrenceville.
That’s when the northbound Accord skidded into the roadway, crossed into the southbound lane and struck the southbound Camry, police alleged.
In addition to Cameron, his father also rode in the Camry. Jessica Terracina, 20, was a passenger in the Accord.
Everyone was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite in Sandy Springs. Terracina was expected to survive, police said.
Fischer-Williams, who was pinned in the car and suffered broken bones and bruises, has undergone multiple surgeries, according to a GoFundMe account the family setup to help with medical and funeral expenses.
She can’t walk.
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