Authorities suspect that driving under the influence and driving too fast were factors in separate weekend car crashes involving fatalities in Gwinnett County.
Mario Villa-Anguerro, 43, of 1305 Morgans Landing, Atlanta, died after a crash in Doraville, according to Detective J.R. Flanagan of the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Villa-Anguerro was riding in a 2006 Toyota Corolla that turned left into oncoming traffic from Buford Highway to Global Forum Boulevard shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday. The Toyota was struck by another vehicle.
Villa-Anguerro was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he subsequently died.
The Toyota's driver, Luis Chauca-Morales, allegedly fled from the accident scene and was captured a short time later by a Gwinnett K-9 unit. He was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, hit and run and DUI, Flanagan said.
In the other accident, a 47-year-old Auburn woman was killed shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday when she was thrown from the 2002 Ford Explorer she was driving on southbound I-85 near Duluth Highway.
Jennifer Cakora, of 194 Carl Cedar Hill Road, lost control of the SUV and struck a media wall, Flanagan said. She too was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where she died of her injuries. Speed was believed a factor in the single-vehicle crash.
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