Heil, Weiss Killed in Car Accidents

GOATLANTA wishes to extend its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Victoria Heil, 18, (left photo) and Brittany Weiss, 19, who were killed in Christmas holiday car accidents (see stories on this site).

If you have any information regarding funeral services for either of these young ladies, email information to: eastcoastdt@aol.com and we will provide the information for our readers.

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Brittany Weiss photo from www.myfoxatlanta.com

Former Cherokee High Student Killed in Accident

Family and friends continue to share the good memories they had of a loved one who was killed by an alleged drunk driver early Friday morning.

According to authorities, Brittany Weiss, 19, a freshman at Gordon College and former student at Cherokee High School, was killed when the car she and a passenger were riding in was struck by a minivan driven by Stephen Wauschek of Canton. Wauschek, who remains in Cherokee County Jail, was reportedly trying to evade police shortly after midnight on suspicion of DUI and an expired tag when he struck Weiss' Toyota broadside.

According to police, Wauschek was arrested back in September by Cherokee County Sheriff’s deputies on charges of DUI, hitting a fixed object and attempting to elude.

Weiss, who resided in Canton, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kassandra Aileen Carman, 19, a passenger in the Toyota,was injured and taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where she was in critical but stable condition.