From today’s AJC:
A 19-year-old Lilburn man was hospitalized after crashing his Acura into a telephone pole while text messaging a friend.

Soheb Roy sustained head trauma from Friday morning’s collision at Arcado Road and Wayside Court in Lilburn. He was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he’s believed to be in serious but stable condition, said Lilburn Police spokesman Bruce Hedley.

The impact was strong enough to snap the telephone pole in two, blocking the road for much of the day, Hedley said. Roy’s Acura was totaled.

Police plan to charge Roy with improper use of a cell phone while driving and failure to maintain his lane. Police say neither alcohol nor drugs were a factor in the crash.

GWINNETT COUNTY — A 53-year-old Stone Mountain woman was killed Sept. 27 when her car hit another driver head-on in Lilburn, said Gwinnett police.

Investigators said it is unknown why Maureen Kalkstein’s 2000 Ford Escort crossed into over the center line of Five Forks Trickum Road near its intersection with Pounds Road. However, authorities say the fact she was not wearing her seat belt contributed to her death.

Police said Kalkstein was driving eastbound on Five Forks Trickum Road shortly before noon when her car crossed over into the westbound lane of a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. They hit head-on.

Kalkstein, who had critical injuries when emergency personnel arrived, was taken by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. She was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The driver of the Monte Carlo sustained non-life threatening injuries. She was also taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where she was treated for her injuries and released that day.

The Police Department’s Accident Investigation Unit reported that of 31 motor vehicle accident fatalities this year not involving motorcycles or pedestrians, in 14 the deceased was unrestrained at the time — 45 percent. Thus, said officials, the Gwinnett County Police Department emphasizes that wearing seat belts saves lives.