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Atlanta police charged Nikolai Dunford with first-degree vehicular homicide in the crash that killed Clark Atlanta student Morgan Gamble.
Police said Dunford, 36, was driving north at 94 mph in a 35 mph zone when his Lexus hit the Mazda driven by Gamble, 21, at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street late Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, the Daily Mail reported. He was arrested at the scene and is also charged with speeding and reckless driving.
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The speed is the core of the police account, and it comes from police, not a court. The Daily Mail reported the 94-mph figure from Atlanta police. Gamble's sister was quoted citing 95 in a 30 zone, which is the family's words, not the police figure. Dunford's lawyer has asked that the process be allowed to proceed carefully and fairly. A charge is not a conviction.
Atlanta police arrested Nikolai Dunford at the scene of a crash at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street late Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, and charged him with speeding, reckless driving and first-degree vehicular homicide, CBS Atlanta reported. Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. and found Morgan Gamble, a Clark Atlanta University student, critically injured, the station reported. She was taken to a hospital and later died.
CBS Atlanta reported investigators believe Dunford was driving north at high speed when he struck Gamble, who was traveling west. The Daily Mail reported Sunday that Atlanta police said Dunford, 36, was driving a Lexus at 94 mph in a lane with a 35 mph limit, and that Gamble, 21, was in a 2016 Mazda CX-5. The Daily Mail, citing USA TODAY, reported Dunford was first taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and then to the Fulton County Jail. CBS Atlanta reported he was due in court Thursday, Oct. 15. The Daily Mail reported he remains in custody.
Dunford's lawyer, Chad Trentacosta, said in a statement quoted by the Daily Mail: "There are simply no words that can lessen the pain of losing a young woman whose life ended far too soon. Our client is deeply affected by what has happened, and our thoughts remain with her family and everyone who loved her. We also ask that the legal process be allowed to proceed carefully and fairly as all of the facts are brought to light."
Gamble's family is looking for answers. Her father, George Gamble, said, "We're trying to get some clarity on how this could happen," the Daily Mail reported. Her sister, Azhae Hylton, was quoted saying she was "perplexed as to how a car can travel 95 miles an hour in a 30 miles per hour zone." That is the family's account. The police figure reported by the Daily Mail is 94 mph in a 35 mph lane. Neighbors told reporters the intersection has a long history of crashes.
Gamble was a senior majoring in Mass Media Arts Production, worked with the university's television station and film club, and was a background performer in Netflix's reboot of "A Different World," the Daily Mail and USA TODAY reported. "The loss of a member of our University community is deeply felt," Clark Atlanta said in a statement reported by CBS Atlanta. Her family has started a scholarship fund in her name for students in the Mass Media Arts program, the Daily Mail reported. The vehicular homicide count against Dunford is an accusation that has not been tried. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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