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Mom faces vehicular homicide and DUI charges after son dies in crash, Georgia cops say

A 41-year-old woman is facing vehicular homicide and DUI charges in the death of her 12-year-old son after she struck a tree on Johnny Mercer Boulevard in Chatham County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. 
A 41-year-old woman is facing vehicular homicide and DUI charges in the death of her 12-year-old son after she struck a tree on Johnny Mercer Boulevard in Chatham County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.  Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 41-year-old woman is facing vehicular homicide and DUI charges in the death of her 12-year-old son after she struck a tree Monday morning, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Authorities said Madrina McCay was drunk while driving a white Dodge Challenger with Logan McCay in the passenger seat just after 7 a.m. on Monday when her car left the roadway and hit a tree on Johnny Mercer Boulevard in Chatham County, the state patrol told WTOC.

Logan died on impact and Madrina was taken to the hospital where she is expected to survive, authorities told WJCL.

Madrina is facing charges of first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving under the influence, and failure to maintain a lane, authorities told WSAV.

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This story was originally published August 24, 2021 at 10:40 AM with the headline "Mom faces vehicular homicide and DUI charges after son dies in crash, Georgia cops say."

Karina Mazhukhina
McClatchy DC
Karina Mazhukhina is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter. She graduated from the University of Washington and was previously a digital journalist for KOMO News, an ABC-TV affiliate in Seattle.
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