Athens woman killed in eastside car crash

Released today by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department:

On March 6, 2026, at approximately 5:15 AM, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department

responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Cedar Shoals Drive and Whit Davis

Road. The initial investigation indicated that a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling eastbound

on Cedar Shoals Drive when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, 32-year-old Rochelle Jones of Athens, sustained

what initially appeared to be superficial injuries and was transported to a local hospital by EMS.

ACCPD investigators later learned that the injuries were more serious. Jones succumbed to

those injuries on March 11th

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This is the third fatality crash of 2026.

This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information about the crash is asked to

contact Senior Police Officer Santos at 762-400-7258 or Joshua.Santos@accgov.com.