Man hospitalized in multi-vehicle crash on I-20

A person was seriously injured early Christmas Eve after being hit during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Rockdale County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Troopers say the crash happened around 12:17 a.m. Wednesday in the eastbound lanes of I-20 near mile marker 80.

Investigators say a Dodge Challenger became disabled and came to a stop in the right travel lane instead of moving onto the shoulder. A short time later, a Dodge Ram truck pulled up behind the car and stopped partly in the lane and partly on the shoulder so the driver could get out and help.

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Officials say that as the man was outside the vehicles, a Mercedes car approached and hit the back of the Challenger, then sideswiped the Ram truck. During the crash, the man was hit and seriously injured…

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