Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide in Crash

The driver of a black minivan that crashed head on with a white van carrying Duluth kindergarten teacher Sandra Walker and her family in South Fulton County has been charged in the Nov. 5 accident. Walker’s husband Glenroy Rolston Walker Jr. died Nov. 22 from injuries sustained in the accident. His funeral is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3.

Fulton County Police Cpl. Kay Lester reported today (Dec. 2) that Tamara Matthews, 36, was charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle in the second degree and failure to maintain lane. The accident occurred at Flat Shoals Road and Harper Valley Drive.

Matthews’ court date is scheduled for Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at the South Fulton Magistrate Court at 5600 Stonewall Tell Road in College Park, Lester said.

Sandra Walker teaches at Chesney Elementary School in Duluth. She was hospitalized after the accident and is reportedly making progress toward recovery. She was expected to be released from the hospital Friday (Dec. 2), according to the family website.

The Walker family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. at Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., in Norcross. Glen Walker’s funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, at Norcross First United Methodist Church, 2500 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross. Burial will follow at Peachtree Memorial Park. For more information, call the Crowell Brothers Chapel at 770-448-5757.

Matthews was driving the black minivan that struck the white van in which the Walkers were traveling with their two children. The black minivan was reportedly driving erratically before the accident.

The impact caused the Walker van, which Glen was driving, to flip. Their children Alana, 6, and Cameron, 2, were taken to Egleston after the accident and were released. They are presently being cared for family members.

Joshua Jenkins, 16, a passenger in the black minivan, was killed. Matthews and three other children riding in the minivan were injured.

The investigation is still ongoing, and the charges may be increased or additional charges may be filed, Lester said.