The man originally charged with causing a crash that killed a Berry College student has been found not guilty of second-degree vehicular homicide. 20-year-old Eden Muina was killed in the crash that happened in 2021. Larry Brian Cargle was originally charged with second-degree vehicle homicide and failure to yield right away. The jury did find Cargle guilty of failure to yield right away.
That landed him 12 months probation and a defensive driving course. In September of 2021, Cargle hit Muina nearly head on when turning left off of Highway 27 onto Shattuck Industrial Blvd.
Five felony arrests yesterday in Walker County, 3 were arrested on meth charges. 28-year-old James Wayne Woods was arrested on possession of meth with intent to distribute and trafficking illegal drugs. 43-year-old David Glenn Goodman was booked on possession of meth and trafficking illegal drugs. 46-year-old Robbie William Frashier was booked on meth, DUI and driving without a license.
A new study says that Georgia is the 9th worst state in the country to have a baby. A birth injury law firm says they have analyzed costs and health data to find the best and worst states to have a baby. According to the report the infant mortality rate in Georgia is 6.25 per 1,000 births. The maternal mortality rate is 33.9 per 100,000 live births. You can find the rankings online at BirthInjuryLawyer.com
Georgia senators gave final approval yesterday to a plan to create a school voucher program in the state. The measure now moves to Govenor Kemp for his signature. Senators voted 33-21 along party lines to approve changes that the House made last week to Senate Bill 233. House approval had long eluded the state’s school choice advocates. Gov. Brian Kemp backs the voucher plan. The bill would provide $6,500 education savings accounts to students attending public schools that rank in Georgia’s bottom 25% for academic achievement. That money could be spent on private school tuition, home schooling supplies, therapy, tutoring or even early college courses for high school students.
