Crime & Safety

Snellville Man Charged with Vehicular Homicide following Death of Winder Woman

An 82-year-old Winder woman died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash that occurred Sept. 14.

A Snellville resident who police say ran an a stop sign causing an fatal accident has been charged with homicide by vehicle.

Jerry Wayne Barton, 52, of 3285 New Castle Way in Snellville, was arrested and booked into the on Sept. 19.

The reports the accident occurred just after 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Ga. Hwy. 82 and Nunnally Road in Barrow County.

Find out what's happening in Barrowwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The paper reports 82-year-old Ruth Bruce was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center, where she later died.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.

More from Barrow