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According to an arrest warrant, a Cobb County woman reportedly supplied minors with alcohol, including Garrett Reed, who died a week ago Friday in a two-car auto accident.
Authorities say that Kecia Evangela Whitfield, 43, of Powder Springs, allegedly bought 1.75 liters of Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum and provided it to four teenagers at her home.
Reed, a 16-year-old student at Harrison High School, was killed in an early morning accident on Jan. 24. The driver of the other car, Richard Reyes, 25, of Dallas, Ga., was seriously injured when the two vehicles collided on Sylvia Road.
Whitfield is being held on a $10,000 bond.
An arrest has been made in the death of a 16-year-old Harrison High student who died last week in an auto accident.
According to Cobb County police, Kecia Evangela Whitfield, 43, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct and for furnishing alcohol to a minor. Garrett Reed, 16, was killed in an accident last Friday while reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol.
Reed, a student at Harrison High, lost control of his vehicle on Sylvia Road, crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head-on. The driver of the other car, Richard Reyes, 25, of Dallas, Ga., was seriously injured.
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Harrison High School football player who was killed in Marietta early Saturday morning after the teen's vehicle reportedly veered off the road, hitting a vehicle in the opposite lane.
According to authorities, Garrett Reed, 16, of Powder Springs, was operating a black 1994 Lexus and traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of Midway Road and Sylvia Drive when the accident happened.
Investigators report Reed was headed northbound on Midway Road, lost control and crossed into the southbound lanes of Midway Road, striking a white 2003 Mazda-6. The operator of the other vehicle, Richard Reyes, 25, of Dallas, Ga., was injured and listed in stable condition.
Reed was a junior at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, and played wide receiver/defensive back for the Harrison Hoya Football team.
A viewing for Reed will be held Monday, Jan. 26 from 6-9 p.m. at West Cobb Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs. A grave side service will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, Reed's loved ones are asking the public to make a donation to the Harrison Hoya Football Booster Club.
According to an arrest warrant, a Cobb County woman reportedly supplied minors with alcohol, including Garrett Reed, who died a week ago Friday in a two-car auto accident.
