Rome Police are investigating a deadly accident that took place shortly before 3 PM on Saturday afternoon.
According to Rome Police, a pickup truck driven by thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey Farmer was traveling westbound on Shorter Avenue when a white sedan attempted to exit the Little Caesars Parking Lot. The pickup truck struck the white sedan and then collided with a minivan.
The driver of the white sedan was thirty-year-old Whitney Swoops, also of Rome. Swoops passed away as a result of injuries from the crash and a juvenile was taken to the hospital with injuries. Farmer also sustained injuries as a result of the accident.
The driver of the minivan was not injured.
Rome Police say that the accident remains under investigation.