A GoFundMe page has been established for the family of 64-year-old Edna Umeh, the crossing guard who was killed by a reckless driver on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton last week.
Witnesses said a Ford Focus, driven by 38-year-old Lamonte Whitaker, was speeding and weaving through the school zone in front of Lindley Middle School, where Umeh had stopped traffic to allow students to cross the roadway.
Cobb Police said Whitaker was headed westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway in the active marked school zone in front of Lindley Middle School. Investigators said Whitaker swerved into the center turn lane and around slowed or stopped traffic to continue westward, and struck Umeh as she was at her post in the school zone. They anticipate filing charges against Whitaker in the case.
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Umeh is survived by three sons, nine grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and a host of other relatives and friends. Her family and friends have established the GoFundMe page to raise funds for her funeral expenses.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been released.
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