4-year-old among 2 killed in drag racing accident
By Ashanti Drake and Gray News staff
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) – Two people, including a 4-year-old child, are dead after a drag racing accident Saturday night in Albany, Georgia, police said.
Investigators said a vehicle involved in a drag race lost control and hit a group of vehicles.
Police identified the driver as 24-year-old Brandon King. The driver of another racing vehicle, Jacob Daniels Jr., 25, left the scene, but later returned and was arrested, police said.
The adult victim has been identified as 26-year-old Rickey Thomas. The 4-year-old child has not been publicly identified.
Two other victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
King and Daniels are both charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and racing on the highway.
Their bonds are set at $1,700 each.
The crash is still under investigation.
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