The Georgia Department of Public Safety has identified the trooper killed in the line of duty Sunday afternoon .
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According to officials, on Sunday, the trooper identified as Jimmy Cenescar was trying to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation on Interstate 85 North near Old Peachtree Road in Atlanta.
Georgia State Patrol said Cenescar’s patrol car left the roadway and hit an embankment.
Channel 2′s Veronica Griffin was live in Gwinnett County on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m. where all lanes finally reopened after the crash on Interstate 85 by exit 111.
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First responders came to the scene and attempted life-saving measures.
Cenescar was rushed to Northside Gwinnett Hospital, where he passed away.