Driver in deadly Peachtree Corners high-speed crash charged with murder

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. - The Lawrenceville man being held responsible for the Peachtree Corners car crash that killed three people, including his 5-year-old daughter, and injured three more has officially been charged and taken to jail.

Gwinnett County police said 30-year-old Aaron Vaughn was driving a yellow Camaro at least 100 mph on a stretch of road with a speed limit of just 45 mph.

He crashed into a BMW at Peachtree Corners Circle and Elmside Village Lane just before 4 p.m. on March 10. The driver and passenger of the BMW, identified as 46-year-old Armas Harding and 46-year-old Laura Rueda of Brookhaven, died at the scene.

"I saw the blood in the road," resident Carey Conely told FOX 5 Atlanta.

Gwinnett County police were called to Peachtree Corners Circle and Elmside Village Lane just before 4 p.m. on March 10.

There were three passengers in Vaughn's Camaro: A 28-year-old woman, and his two daughters, ages 5 and 6. The children were wearing seatbelts, but were not in child safety seats as required by law. Georgia's law states children under 8-years-old must be in a seat appropriate for both their height and weight.

The 5-year-old, identified as Aura Camarono, died at the hospital. The 28-year-old woman who was sitting in the front seat is still in the hospital. It's not clear what condition the 6-year-old is in.

"As a parent, you know, it’s heartbreaking," Conely said. "As a parent who has lost a child, it’s even more heartbreaking."

Aaron Vaughn (Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department)

Vaughn was charged with murder in the second degree, three counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, two counts of transporting a child in a vehicle without proper restraints, driver required to wear a seatbelt, two counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, serious injury by vehicle, reckless driving and speeding.

He was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on Friday, March 22.

Conely said he hopes this serves as a reminder to other drivers that there are consequences for carelessness behind the wheel.