20-year-old killed in crash on Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw
KENNESAW, Ga. - A 20-year-old woman has died after a serious crash that shut down a major Kennesaw road early Friday morning.
The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. at the intersection of Earnest W. Barrett Parkway and Stilesboro Road NW.
FOX 5 cameras saw multiple fire engines and police units at the intersection. SKYFOX 5 saw a single car had hit a traffic light pole, causing major damage.
Crews blocked all of Barrett Parkway's northbound lanes while they worked at the scene. Two right lanes of the southbound side of the parkway were also blocked, as were all lanes to the west of the intersection on Stilesboro Road.
Officials say that a blue 2013 Hyundai Sonata was traveling north on the parkway when it crossed over the concrete median and hit the utility pole.
The driver, identified as 20-year-old Kennesaw resident Amy Wamweya, died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Cobb County Police Department at (770) 499-3987.