UDPATE: Victims in East Cobb fatal accident identifed

East Cobb fatal accident
The two victims of an East Cobb fatal accident on Lower Roswell Road this week were remembered by friends at the scene. (East Cobb News photos by Wendy Parker) 

Cobb Police said the two male victims in an East Cobb fatal accident earlier this week were from Florida.

Joseph C. Gerace, 21, of Tampa, and Matthew L. Silvester, 24, of St. Augustine, were positively identified Thursday via dental records in Florida, Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said. East Cobb fatal accident

Police said Gerace was the driver and Silvester was the passenger in a white Dodge Challenger that crashed off Lower Roswell Road at the entrance to the Gold Branch Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

The car lost control as it traveled north on Lower Roswell near Asheforde Drive, then slammed into a stone sign at the park entrance and caught fire, according to police. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police cited wet roads and the vehicle traveling faster than the posted 40 mph speed limit as factors. Pierce said the accident investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Cobb Police at 770-499-3987.

2 thoughts on “UDPATE: Victims in East Cobb fatal accident identifed”

  1. Joey Gerace was born and raised in East Cobb…he was one of our own. He was attending school/working in Tampa, Fl.
    He was home due to to hurricane evacuation.
    Signed…Joeys Mom

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