A Sharpsburg man now faces

murder charges after police say his actions caused a Fayetteville woman

to lose control of her car, ultimately causing her death early Saturday

evening.

Paul Samuel Garner Jr., 32,

of Sharpsburg pulled in front of Kera Koon's Chevy Blazer and stepped

on the brakes twice, said Sgt. Belinda McCastle. After that, Koon lost

control of her vehicle as it rolled over several times. McCastle said.

The vehicle came to rest on

Ga. Highway 54 West between Huiet Road and Tyrone Road.

Koon died from injuries she

received in the wreck, and a passenger in her car, Michael Thomas, 22,

was injured but was expected to survive, McCastle added.

Garner told detectives that

Koon's vehicle was erratically weaving in and out of traffic before the

incident, McCastle said.

Garner is charged with felony

murder, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident, all of

which are felony counts. Because of the murder charge, the bond must be

set by a Superior Court judge.

A passenger in Garner's blue

Ford F-250 truck, Michael Moody Jr., 21, is also charged with obstruction

of a police officer and leaving the scene of an accident (party to a crime).

As typical with any serious

motor vehicle crash, blood samples have been taken from both drivers and

will be analyzed to determine if either driver was intoxicated at the

time of the crash.

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