1 dead after driver plows into retirement neighborhood building

SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — The gate attendant for a Spalding County retirement community is dead after a driver plowed into the building he was in.

Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix says his deputies were called to Sun City Peachtree at 3 a.m. on Monday in reference to a car accident.

When they arrived, they found that a car had crashed into the gate attendant’s building at the main entrance to the community.

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Sheriff Dix says 60-year-old Ebenezer Sowunmi was inside the building when it was hit. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

After the crash, Sheriff Dix says the driver, later identified as 41-year-old David Glosson, walked away from the scene and went to his father’s house in the Sun City community.

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When his father found out about the accident, he went to the crash scene and called 911. He made his son stay on the scene until authorities arrived.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Sowunmi’s family as they go through this horrible loss especially at this time of the year. It took a great deal of courage to do what Glosson’s father did by taking his son back to the scene and keeping him their until we arrived. He did the right thing and made sure his son was held accountable for his actions. It’s also a tragedy for that family as well and they are also in our thoughts and prayers,” Sheriff Dix said.

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Glosson was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and failure to maintain lane. He is currently being held in the Spalding County Jail without bond.

The sheriff’s office says Glosson has a criminal record and was recently released from jail in California.

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