DALTON, Ga.-A Dalton man has been charged with second-degree homicide by vehicle in a three-vehicle accident that killed a woman on March 19.
Alejandro Mejia-Velasquez, 40, is being held without bond in the Murray County Jail after he was charged Tuesday with two counts – the homicide charge and a charge of failure to yield the right of way, both misdemeanors. After being denied bond Wednesday in Magistrate Court, the case now will go to Murray County Superior Court, according to the court clerk.
Mejia-Velasquez has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in addition to the charges he faces in Murray County, according to the sheriff’s department. ICE spokesman Temple Black confirmed ICE has lodged a detainer against Mejia-Velasquez, but did not provide additional details about how long he has been in the country or his legal status.
Anna Lee Morrison, 58, of Chatsworth, Ga., died on March 19 after she was airlifted to Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga. Her husband, Roland Morrison, also was airlifted and remained in critical condition on Thursday, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
The wreck happened shortly before 10 a.m. at the intersection of state Route 52 and Duvall Road in Chatsworth, a Chatsworth Police Department report states.