Head on crash kills 22-year-old Duluth woman

A 22-year-old Duluth woman is dead after a head-on collision Feb. 7 on Webb Road, said Alpharetta police.

Investigators said the crash happened just after 2 p.m. adjacent to Alpharetta High School. Mechelle Mendez, who was driving a black 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, hit a family of five in a white 2005 Volvo XC90.

Mendez was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center in critical condition, where she died.

Alpharetta Police spokesman George Gordon said the case is still under investigation, so no cause for the accident could be released.

The two adults in the Volvo and one child were transported to North Fulton Regional Hospital. The other two children in the Volvo were transported to Scottish Rite Hospital.

All have been released and are expected to make full recoveries, said Gordon.

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