A Tuesday morning commute on one of Atlanta’s busiest interstates ended in tragedy after a van driver reportedly took his eyes off the road to check his phone, triggering a violent rollover crash that claimed the life of his passenger. The incident is now the subject of a criminal investigation, and the driver is facing serious legal consequences.
Georgia State Patrol has charged Antoine Roldan with misdemeanor homicide by vehicle in the second degree following the crash on Interstate 85 northbound near the Buford-Spring Connector. According to his arrest warrant, Roldan told troopers at the scene that he had been looking at his phone to figure out which exit to take when the crash occurred. That split-second decision cost his passenger, identified as Eddie Bass, his life.
The crash unfolded just after 6 a.m. and was spotted on traffic cameras by Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields during Channel 2 Action News This Morning coverage. What viewers saw on screen was an overturned van on the side of one of metro Atlanta’s most traveled corridors, a stark image of just how quickly things can go wrong behind the wheel…