Clark Atlanta Senior and Aspiring Producer Morgan Gamble Killed in High-Speed Atlanta Crash
Morgan Gamble, a senior mass media student at Clark Atlanta University, died Tuesday after a driver going nearly 95 mph in a residential zone hit her car. Law enforcement arrested 21-year-old Nikolai Dunford and charged him with first-degree homicide by vehicle, reckless driving, and speeding.
Morgan Gamble, a 21-year-old senior mass media student at Clark Atlanta University, died on Tuesday following a high-speed car crash, according to reporting by theGrio. Gamble had recently worked as a student assistant on the popular Netflix sequel project to 'A Different World' and appeared in the project's pilot episode. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after the crash, where she succumbed to her injuries. The incident occurred near Aaron Drive and Glen Street, where law enforcement officials reported that another vehicle struck Gamble's car.
According to police records cited by theGrio and WSBTV, the driver of the other vehicle, identified as Nikolai Dunford, was traveling at 94.4 mph in a residential area posted with a 35 mph speed limit. Following the collision, responding officers asked Dunford for permission to download data from his vehicle's event data recorder, according to details from the arrest warrant. Police noted that Dunford agreed to the request before calling his attorney.
Dunford was subsequently taken into custody and booked into the Fulton County Jail, facing charges that include first-degree homicide by vehicle, reckless driving, and speeding. Gamble's family spoke to WSBTV about her passion for media production and her lifelong determination to work in entertainment. Her mother, Brandi Gamble, recalled that her daughter had a clear vision for her creative ambitions from an early age, stating that she knew what she wanted from day one and achieved her goal of becoming a producer.
Her father, George Gamble, encouraged her interest in film and urged her to study the career of producer Shonda Rhimes. Over the years, Gamble directed and produced family talent showcases, short films, and documentary projects. Speaking on the circumstances surrounding the crash, George Gamble expressed profound disbelief over the speed of the striking vehicle, noting that he could not understand how someone could drive nearly 95 miles per hour through a residential zone with a 35 mile per hour limit.
Brandi Gamble characterized the loss of her daughter's life as senseless and stated that the driver deserves whatever consequences the justice system delivers. As news of Gamble's passing reached the campus community, Clark Atlanta University lost a promising creative scholar whose work had already reached major media platforms.