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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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13-year-old Charles Will Smith was killed in Lithonia, Ga., when struck by a car while skating on Klondike Road. Driver Charles H. Moon, 19, had stopped but hit the boy after he zig-zagged in front. Victim suffered head injuries and was a student at Bruce Street High School.
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Skating with friends, a 13-year-old boy was killed Friday when struck by an automobile at Lithonia, Ga.
Capt. Fred Howard, of the DeKalb County Police Department, identified the victim as Charles Will Smith, son of Mrs. Carrie Smith on Smoky Road, Lithonia.
The DeKalb County officer listed the driver of the automobile as Charles H. Moon, 19, of Conyers, Ga.
According to Capt. Howard several boys were skating on Klondike Road, near Lithonia. Moon, driving his car on Klondike Road, saw the boys and stopped.
The boys cleared the road as the car came to a stop. Then suddenly young Smith zig-zagged in front of the car as the driver started off.
He was hit before the driver could stop again, the police reported.
The Atlanta Daily World learned Friday night that the victim sustained head injuries.
He was a student in the Elementary Department of Bruce Street High School, Lithonia.
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Lithonia, Ga.
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Friday
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charles will smith killed; sustained head injuries.
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13-year-old Charles Will Smith was skating with friends on Klondike Road near Lithonia when struck by a car driven by 19-year-old Charles H. Moon of Conyers, Ga. Moon had stopped upon seeing the boys, who cleared the road, but Smith zig-zagged in front as Moon started again, hitting him before he could stop.