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Teen without license charged in fatal Cobb County wreck

The woman was making a turn when she was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe.
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MABLETON, Ga. — Cobb Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Saturday evening on Mableton Parkway that left a woman dead. 

It happened at around 5 p.m., investigators said, when the driver of a Ford Mustang, identified as 42-year-old Tricia Tinch, was making a turn onto the roadway. The driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe, 18-year-old John Rangel-Gonzalez, struck the Mustang. 

Police said Rangel-Gonzalez was taken into custody on the scene and charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, speeding, and driving without a license.

A 20-year-old passenger in his vehicle was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

This collision remains under investigation, police said, and they are asking anyone with additional information to contact them at 770-499-3987.

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