2 adults hit, 3-month-old killed by teen driver in Cherokee County

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian crash in which an infant died and two adults were critically injured Sunday morning.

The Sheriff's Office said Woodstock police were dispatched to Arnold Mill Road east of Main Street just after 8 p.m. Saturday after learning a person had been hit.

When police arrived, they found that two adults, Kathy Deming, 61, of Marietta, and Kaitlyn Hunt, 28, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and a 3-month-old Port St. Lucie girl had been hit by a Jeep Patriot driven by a 17-year-old Atlantan.

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Preliminary investigation shows that a group of people were crossing Arnold Mill Road in the area of Woodstock City Park where a concert was being held.

Deming, Hunt and the infant, Riley Hunt, were struck by the sport utility vehicle.

The three victims were taken to a hospital.

Both Deming and Hunt are listed in critical condition with many broken bones and internal injuries, sheriff’s officials said.

The infant was later pronounced dead.

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit is continuing its investigation into the accident.

No charges have been filed at this time.

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