Driver accused in crash that killed Atlanta-area teacher admits he "smoked a few joints"

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The man accused of causing a crash that killed a Cobb County teacher and a 17-year-old admitted he smoked “just a few joints” before getting behind the wheel, according to police.

Braden Palladin Price, 20, was also traveling at least 78 mph in a 45-mph zone on a wet road when investigators believe he struck another vehicle head-on, killing the other driver and a passenger in his car.

“The airbag control module does not record speeds above 78 mph,” his arrest warrant states. “The data showed a speed of 78 mph with the accelerator pedal still being pressed.”

Price was arrested late Wednesday at his Acworth home, Cobb jail records showed. He was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, speeding, failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence of drugs.

Price was being held without bond Thursday afternoon at the Cobb jail.

Investigators believe Price lost control of his Toyota Corolla on July 22 and struck a Ford Escape head-on, killing Allison Anne Carroll. A passenger in the Corolla, Ashley Nicole Bratton, 17, was also killed in the crash. She would have been a senior at North Cobb High School, according to her online obituary.

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