Woman indicted in GSP chase that led to teen’s death in April

A woman was indicted this week, accused of leading state troopers on a high-speed chase that ended in a 19-year-old’s death in the Little Five Points neighborhood.

Faduma Mohamed, 24, was indicted Tuesday on charges of felony murder, four counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, three counts of driving under the influence, reckless driving and possession of methamphetamine in the April 14 incident, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced. A trial date has not been set, and the Stone Mountain woman remains at the DeKalb jail.

The pursuit came to an end after Mohamed ran a red light at the intersection of Moreland and Euclid avenues and struck Cooper Schoenke’s car, authorities said at the time. Schoenke died at the scene.

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The Georgia State Patrol previously said troopers saw a Chevrolet Equinox speeding and “making erratic lane changes” on I-20 eastboundnear the Boulevard exit just before 8 p.m. Officials tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped away, triggering the pursuit, according to the GSP…

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