Infant survives fatal I-85 crash that killed two adults Thursday night

The Brief

  • Two people — driver Derrick Anthony Epps and passenger Ka’Mia Sh’Mashira Frazier — were killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer on I-85 North near Senoia Road late Thursday night.
  • A 7-month-old child in the Hyundai was properly restrained, appeared uninjured, and was taken to Arthur Blank Children’s Hospital for evaluation.
  • Georgia State Patrol says the Hyundai was following too closely when it struck the slowing tractor-trailer; the truck driver was not hurt.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. Two people were killed late Thursday night in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 85 in Fulton County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

What we know:

Troopers say the crash happened around 11:03 p.m. near Senoia Road. Investigators determined a white tractor-trailer and a black Hyundai Sonata were traveling in the second lane from the median when the tractor-trailer began slowing for traffic. The Hyundai, which appears to have been following too closely, struck the rear of the truck.

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