Police Charge Man in Deadly Georgia Wreck, Saying Drivers Were Racing at More Than 100 Mph

Police Charge Man in Deadly Georgia Wreck, Saying Drivers Were Racing at More Than 100 Mph
Interstate 85 in Duluth, Ga., in July 2023. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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DULUTH, Ga.—A Georgia man has been charged with vehicular homicide after police say he was one of two drivers racing at speeds above 100 mph (160 kph) in a Sept. 4 crash that killed five teens on a suburban Atlanta highway.

Gwinnett County police said Emanuel Rene Esfahani, a 20-year-old Lawrenceville man, turned himself in Tuesday and is charged with five counts of vehicular homicide. He’s also charged with reckless driving, racing, speeding, unsafe lane change, and not wearing a seatbelt.