Teen driver charged with homicide in Alpharetta crash that killed 2 UGA students, high school senior

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) –

More than a month after three 18-year-olds were killed in a single-car accident, the driver is facing several charges, Fulton County Jail records show. Rithwak Somepalli, 18, was booked on Wednesday. He faces three counts of felony first-degree homicide by vehicle and one count of reckless driving.

The crash happened in Alpharetta on May 14. Around 8 p.m., police were called to Westside Parkway near Maxwell Road, where they said a car had crashed into trees and flipped upside down near a bend in the road.

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3 teens killed, 2 others injured in Alpharetta crash, officials say Sriya Avasarala, a University of Georgia freshman, and Aryan Joshi, an Alpharetta High School senior, died at the scene. Anvi Sharma, also a University of Georgia freshman, died at the hospital the next morning.

Somepalli, a Georgia State University student, and Mohammed Liyakath, a senior at Alpharetta High School, were taken to North Fulton Hospital. Police said speed “may have been a factor in the crash.”

The incident happened just a week away from Alpharetta High School’s graduation ceremony. Somepalli appeared in court today where he was granted bond.

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