Georgia high school teacher Meghan Caldwell charged with DUI, homicide by vehicle

Barrow County authorities say a teacher is facing DUI charges after she caused a wreck over the weekend and killed two people.

A spokesman for the Barrow County Sheriff's office said Meghan Caldwell, 24, of Loganville, ran a red light on Highway 316, killing two people on Saturday moing.  

Kim Embry, public information officer with the Walton County Public Schools, told the Loganville News that Caldwell, who is a language arts teacher is on administrative leave.

Caldwell’s 2012 Kia Sorrento collided with the driver’s side of a 2004 Ford Mustang as it traveled north on Patrick Mill Road, crossing Highway 316.

Caldwell was taken to the hospital, but released about six hours later.

Cathy Moore

The driver of the Mustang, Cathy Moore, 41, of Flowery Branch, and passenger Bradley Atha, 36, of Dacula, died at the scene. An ambulance took the third passenger to the hospital for treatment, where he remained Monday in unknown condition.

Bradley Atha

Investigators on the scene determined that Caldwell was driving under influence and arrested her.

She is charged with serious injury by motor vehicle, driving under the influence, two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and a red light violation.