A 180-day jail sentence for the driver in the I-575 crash that killed Woodstock tow-operator Frank Ingram has left his family stunned and angry, with relatives saying the punishment feels far too light for a death on the roadside shoulder. They say they are not done speaking out and plan to keep pushing for tougher accountability and better enforcement of roadside-safety rules. Ingram, 48, was killed in October 2023 while working a call on I-575.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the Cherokee County defendant received a 180-day jail term and a community-service requirement after entering a plea in the case. In video from outside the courthouse, relatives react in real time to the sentence, calling it a painful outcome that does not reflect the loss of a husband, father and business owner.
Ingram owned a local towing business and was identified by authorities as the worker who was struck on Oct. 19, 2023, while preparing to hook a dump truck on southbound I-575 between Sixes Road and Ridgeway Parkway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The crash shut down southbound lanes and prompted a wave of tributes from racing circles and wrecker operators around the region, who described Ingram as a fixture in the local towing community…