Jaylah Donald Killed in Newton County, Georgia Crash on November 28, 2025 While Seven Months Pregnant

On the night of November 28, 2025, a vehicle crash along Fairview Road in Covington, within Newton County, Georgia, claimed the life of Jaylah Donald, a 19-year-old Atlanta resident who was seven months pregnant. Georgia State Patrol troopers reported that the collision occurred as Donald’s mother was backing out of a driveway to give a neighbor a ride. Their vehicle was struck on the passenger side, where Donald was seated. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her unborn son did not survive.

Donald’s mother sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where she remained on a ventilator as of the following day. Authorities indicated the crash may have involved an impaired driver, though the identity of the other motorist has not been released and charges remain pending. The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision as the family faces the sudden loss of both a young woman and the child she was preparing to bring into the world.