21-year-old mother hit by 2 cars, killed in Cobb County

A 21-year-old mother was hit and killed by two cars Saturday morning in Cobb County. Now, police are searching for one of the drivers, who left the scene.

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Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell was on Austell Road near Hicks Road Wednesday, where Maria Perez Gonzales died.

Police said Gonzales was hit by two cars when she crossed the road outside of a crosswalk. Police said she was hit by the side mirror of a Ford and was thrown into the air. She was hit by a second car when she landed in the road. The second driver stayed at the scene, but the first took off.

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Angel Mora, the manager of Maxi Motor nearby, said his business was closed at the time of the crash, but he witnesses crashes in front of his business often.

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