A woman suspected of driving under the influence faces two felonies after a single-vehicle wreck in Dawson County early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Just before 12:30 a.m., Zoe Starr Sowell, 21, of Dawsonville, was driving a 2004 Mazda 6 on Grant Ford Drive, the Georgia State Patrol said in a news release.
Sowell, who was wearing her seat belt, is accused of driving the vehicle off the road at a high rate of speed, causing the sedan to hit several trees and overturn.
Four passengers in the backseat of the vehicle were not wearing their seat belts, the release said. Stephen Caldwell, 21, and Alyssa Boger, 20, both of Lula, were ejected from the vehicle.
Caldwell was flown to Atlanta Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. Boger was flown to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries.
The other two passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in an ambulance, the release said.
Sowell also suffered minor injuries, but she was booked into the Dawson County Detention Center.
She is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, serious injury by vehicle, DUI, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions, authorities said.
She remains held in the Dawson County Detention Center in lieu of $35,200 bond, jail records show.
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