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Woman dies after driver crashes into car at ‘high rate of speed,’ police say

Atlanta police cruiser A woman died after Atlanta police say a reckless driver crashed into her car in southeast Atlanta.

ATLANTA — A woman died after Atlanta police say a reckless driver crashed into her car in southeast Atlanta.

The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street.

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Police said Nikolai Dunford was driving at a “high rate of speed” when he crashed into a woman’s car as she was driving westbound. Paramedics took the woman to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators have not released the victim’s name. Police arrested Dunford at the scene. He now faces charges of speeding, reckless driving and homicide by vehicle in the first degree.

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