Overview
- The crash, which occurred Wednesday at a Kroger on Wesley Chapel Road in DeKalb County, killed 49-year-old Giselle Perry in her parked car, according to the county medical examiner.
- Surveillance video reviewed by local outlets showed a car speeding through the lot before striking Perry’s vehicle near the store entrance.
- Police said the impact shoved her car into a metal pole and onto the sidewalk, leaving the driver who caused the crash and a nearby pedestrian with serious injuries.
- The driver’s daughter told WSB-TV her mother blacked out before the collision, though officials have not confirmed a medical cause.
- A.J. and Avieon Terrell shared tributes to their aunt on social media, and family members described Perry as a devoted supporter of her loved ones.