A Milton woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old boy and injured his father, Forsyth County officials said.
Katie Pancione, 38, was arrested Tuesday, two days after Leonardo Camacho died in a hospital, according to Forsyth sheriff's office spokeswoman Stacie Miller.
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Camacho was walking on the sidewalk with his father about 6:30 p.m. June 16 when a driver on Kelly Mill Road in Cumming ran over a curb, hit him and left the scene, officials said.
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The man attempted to get the boy out of the way but injured his leg in the process, according to Miller. Both were taken to a hospital, and the child was then flown to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta with life-threatening injuries.
Pancione was caught after deputies found an Infiniti QX56 with a damaged front end that matched the hit-and-run vehicle’s description. She was taken into custody Tuesday along Jason Drive, but was held in a facility before being taken to the Forsyth County Jail.
Pancione remains in jail with no bond, records show. In addition to homicide by vehicle, she is charged with DUI, hit-and-run resulting in serious injury or death, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions.
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