Bartow County Man Arrested on Vehicular Homicide Charges

Bartow County Man Arrested on Vehicular Homicide Charges

Posted by Staff Reports | Oct 16, 2026 | Bartow News | 0 | Georgia State Patrol troopers booked an 18-year-old Bartow County man into the jail this week in connection with a fatal crash last week. Cam’ron Daequan Beauford faces charges of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, reckless driving, driving too fast for conditions, and failure to maintain lane. The arrest stems from a crash on October 9th at 9:58 p.m. on Joe Frank Harris Parkway and East Felton Road, near a Circle K parking lot. According to troopers, a white Jeep Cherokee was traveling north in the right lane when the driver left the roadway after traveling too fast for wet conditions. The vehicle struck a utility pole, then continued north and hit a female pedestrian who was walking in the grass of the Circle K lot. Emergency crews transported the pedestrian to Kennestone Hospital. On October 11th, officials confirmed that 19-year-old Okikiade O. Aiyeola of Cartersville died from her injuries.

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