Wrong way driving leads to multiple crashes on I-85 in Fulton County

The Brief

  • A wrong-way driver suspected of alcohol impairment caused a series of multi-vehicle crashes on I-85 SB near Virginia Avenue Sunday morning.
  • Two people were injured and hospitalized at Grady Memorial Hospital after a Dodge Durango traveling north in the southbound lanes hit a Kia Forte head-on.
  • Investigators are preparing criminal charges against the wrong-way driver, including DUI and driving on the wrong side of the road.

ATLANTA A wrong-way driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol caused a chaotic chain reaction of crashes on I-85 SB near Virginia Avenue early Sunday morning, leaving two motorists hospitalized after a head-on collision.

What we know:

A Georgia Highway Patrol trooper rushed to a multi-vehicle wreck on I-85 SB near Virginia Avenue in Fulton County around 3:46 a.m. Sunday. Preliminary findings show that a Dodge Durango was traveling north in the southbound lanes of the interstate when it was struck by a Kia Forte.

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