The Cobb County grand jury has indicted a man accused of intentionally causing a crash that killed one woman and critically injured a second.
Michael David Lauray, 31, threatened, both verbally and through text messages, to kill a woman he knew after an argument, according to police. But when he caused a crash Aug. 31, he killed the woman’s passenger, police said.
On Thursday, Lauray was indicted on seven counts: malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, terroristic threats, making false statements and battery, according to the Cobb District Attorney’s Office.
“Said accused, while operating a black 2019 Chevrolet Trax bearing GA tag CKX7291, did operate with disregard for the safety of persons and property so as to cause a multi-vehicle crash,” Lauray’s arrest warrant states.
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. on Powder Springs Street near South Marietta Parkway, according to police. Investigators believe Lauray intentionally struck a 1994 Toyota Corolla that two women were traveling in, pushing the car into the path of a 2013 Kia Optima.
A passenger in the Corolla, 24-year-old Alexus Hickling, was killed. The woman Lauray threatened to kill was critically injured, according to police. The woman driving the Optima had minor injuries.
Lauray then left the crash scene without calling 911, but later returned, police said. He was not injured in the crash. In an initial interview with officers, Lauray gave false information, his warrant states.
Since his arrest Sept. 6, Lauray has been held at the Cobb jail without bond.
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