CARROLLTON, Ga. — A grand jury has declined to indict a former Georgia State Patrol trooper on murder charges for his involvement in a car wreck that killed two Carroll County teens.
Isabella Chinchilla, 16, and Kylie Lindsey, 17, died when the car they were riding in was hit by Trooper Anthony Scott's Georgia State Patrol car while making a left turn in Carroll County.
The crash also sent two teenage boys to the hospital.
GSP fired Scott in October after the violent crash. Investigators say Scott was driving 90 mph without lights or sirens just seconds before his cruiser struck the car.
Those related to the teens say more restless nights are ahead now that a grand jury declined to indict Scott.
"I can see their faces at night when I sleep," said Lena Wall. "He made a choice to end these two girls' lives. It might not have been with the gun. It was with a car. What's the difference?"
Lena Wall is Dillon Wall's aunt. Dillon was driving on Highway 27 when he turned at Holly Springs Road into the trooper's path.
Isabella and Kylie were killed. Dillon and Benjamin Finken were seriously injured.
"There's no excuse for it. There's no excuse for anything that officer has done," said cousin Kimmey Worth.
Carroll County District Attorney Peter Skandalakis told Channel 2's Carl Willis the grand jury's decision may have hinged on jurors believing Wall, the teen driver, failed to yield.
"Whose action was more directly responsible for this accident? Was it the failure to yield? Was it the speeding?" Skandalakis said. "I respect the hard decision rangers had to make."
The former trooper's attorney, Mac Pilgrim, spoke with Willis over the phone Wednesday night.
"He can now continue on with his life, his career, and move forward. This has been very stressful for him, very heart-wrenching," Pilgrim said.
Relatives say Dillon struggles with survivor's remorse, wishing he could go back in time.
They say the former trooper, who had been reprimanded twice, shouldn't have been on the road.
"We really need the police to protect us on this, not to be the cause of us losing our babies," Lena Wall said.
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