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WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A Woodstock man has been found guilty of his role in a November 2020 fatal car accident that led to the death of a man, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Patrick Emerson Thomas, 69, was found guilty of homicide by vehicle in the first degree (reckless driving), homicide by vehicle in the first degree (DUI less safe, drugs), reckless driving, and driving under the influence (less safe, drugs).
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On Nov. 17, 2020, Thomas reportedly drove his black 2018 Ford Mustang through the Eagle Watch subdivision in the Towne Lake area of Woodstock neighborhood at excessive speeds and crashed into Justiniano “Papi” Pirir-Pirir, 59, killing him on impact.
Pirir-Pirir was part of a landscape crew working at a home on Eagle Watch Drive.
Thomas told law enforcement that he was unable to see the truck because the sun was in his eyes, however after their investigation, …
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