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Milton woman charged in hit-and-run in Forsyth County that killed 13-year-old boy
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Forsyth County public safety personnel respond to a call on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 315 Kelly Mill Road near Christ Culture Center in Cumming. - photo by Jim Dean

Update (June 24, 11:45 a.m.): A Milton woman has been identified as the driver in the hit-and-run incident last week that killed a 13-year-old boy.

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Katie Pancione

Katie Pancione, 38, of Milton, is charged with DUI, hit and run resulting in serious injury of death, homicide by vehicle in the first degree, reckless driving, too fast for conditions, and failure to maintain lane, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

Pancione was driving the vehicle that hit Leonardo Camacho while he was doing yard work with his dad Tuesday, June 16, at Christ Culture Center near downtown Cumming.

Camacho was airlifted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He died from his injuries on Sunday, June 21.

Pancione is being held no bond.

GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family with medical expenses.


Update (June 22, 12:38 p.m.): A 13-year-old boy who was hit by a car June 16 while doing yard work with his father near downtown Cumming has died, officials said.

According to Forsyth County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Stacie Miller, the boy died over the weekend, days after he was hit by a white SUV while edging the sidewalk area at Christ Culture Center on Kelly Mill Road.

The driver, who fled the scene, will be charged with hit and run resulting in death, vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane, DUI less safe alcohol, reckless driving and driving too fast for conditions.

The boy's father suffered a broken leg, Miller said.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family with medical expenses.


Update (June 17, 10:52 a.m.): Police arrested a suspect Thursday night after a white SUV hit a 13-year-old boy and his father while they were doing yard work at Christ Culture Center Tuesday evening.

According to Forsyth County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Stacie Miller, the suspect had fled from the scene before officials started to receive calls about individuals who had been hit by a motorist at approximately 6:30 p.m.

The FCSO Traffic Specialists Unit found that the SUV had gone over the curb while the boy was edging the sidewalk area. His father moved in to try to help his son, and they were both injured in the incident.

Miller said that the boy was airlifted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta with life-threatening injuries. His father was also taken to a local hospital.

Officers later found a white Infiniti QX56 with what they said looked like fresh damage to the front of the car on Jason Drive. They arrested the driver, and charges are currently still pending.


Police say two pedestrians were injured during a hit-and-run crash late Tuesday near downtown Cumming.

The crash happened along Kelly Mill Road at Christ Culture Center, according to the Cumming Police Department.

A 13-year-old boy was doing yard work at Christ Culture Center when the vehicle hit him. The boy was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. 

A nearby adult male was also injured, though investigators are still determining how.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office deputies eventually found and stopped the hit-and-run vehicle and arrested the driver, police said. Charges are pending.

This story will be updated.