FAIRBURN, Ga. — A man crashed into the back of a truck on I-85 in south Fulton County early Monday morning, with EMS reportedly finding a cell phone in his lap when they got on scene and the appearances that he “was actively watching a podcast” when the crash occurred.
Georgia State Patrol said in a statement the incident happened just after 1 a.m. near Fairburn as a semi-truck came to a stop “due to an active construction pacing detail.”
The driver of a Ford Fushion “was distracted driving and following too closely” and struck the rear of the semi, coming to an “uncontrolled rest lodged under the trailer” of the truck…