Cobb County Teen Dies Following Tragic Holiday Crash as Driver Found Guilty of Second-Degree Vehicular Homicide

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On December 8, 2023, 17-year-old Olivia Kate Pugh was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Jerome Lee Cox while crossing a street in Cobb County. After a trial, Cox was found guilty of second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to exercise due care to a pedestrian, receiving a maximum sentence of 12 months. Olivia's family expressed their disappointment with the verdict, emphasizing that her death was a result of a choice rather than an accident, while Cox's defense argued that he was not impaired at the time of the incident.