GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The Hiram man accused in a 2023 Labor Day crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers has been convicted and sentenced.

The backstory:

Emanuel Rene Esfahani was arrested on Sept. 26, 2023, just 22 days after the deadly crash along State Route 316 at the merge onto Interstate 85 southbound. According to investigators, two vehicles were following the curve onto the interstate when one of the drivers lost control, causing a collision.

Gwinnett County investigators determined Esfahani, who was driving an Infiniti G35, was racing the driver of a Toyota Tacoma, who had five people inside. The two vehicles reached speeds exceeding 100 mph on the ramp, causing the Tacoma to go over the retaining wall.

The crash claimed the lives of the driver and four teenage passen

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