A woman and her 1-year-old daughter died after they were struck by two vehicles while crossing a busy Powder Springs road following a wreck Sunday night.
Kayanne K.L. Dunn, 37, of Hiram, had been driving a red 2017 Nissan Sentra east on C.H. James Parkway just before 9:30 p.m., according to Cobb County police. She hadn’t quite reached the intersection of Oglesby Road when she struck the rear of another car. Dunn kept driving until she got to the intersection and stopped in the left lane, police said.
At that point, Dunn got out of the car while holding her toddler and began crossing the road, a news release states. That’s when she and the child were struck by a 2021 Chevrolet Blazer as it traveled west. Another car, a 2016 Ford Taurus, was behind the Blazer and also hit Dunn.
The woman and her daughter were taken to a hospital, where Dunn was pronounced dead, the release states. The child sustained life-threatening injuries and died Tuesday.
It is not clear why Dunn was crossing westbound lanes, as there was no reason for her to do so, police said. By walking in that direction, she was actually going away from the vehicle she hit and her own vehicle.
Police said they do not expect to file charges against either driver suspected of striking Dunn.
The crash remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call Cobb investigators at 770-499-3987.
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