Heavy rain may have contributed to a wreck that killed a Forsyth County woman and critically injured her 11-year-old daughter, according to police.
Traci Bieler, 43, of Suwanee, was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry southbound on Old Atlanta Road, near Estates of Old Atlanta subdivision, when investigators believe she lost control of the while negotiating a curve, according to Deputy Doug Rainwater with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
Bieler’s Camry traveled across the center line and struck a 2012 Honda Odyssey that was traveling northbound, Rainwater said. The impact caused the front of the Honda van to strike the passenger side of the Toyota, where Bieler’s daughter sat in the front seat, according to police.
Bieler died at the scene of the 11 a.m. wreck and her daughter was transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. An 11-year-old family friend, seated in the backseat of the Toyota, was also transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Rainwater said.
The driver of the Honda, Mujtaba Syed, 40, of Cumming, was transported to North Fulton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 7-year-old passenger in the van was transported to Scottish Rite with a broken arm.
None of the children’s names were released.
The investigation into the crash continues, though deputies believe heavy rainfall contributed.
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