The Brief
- Derrell Ricardo narrowly avoided a head-on collision early Saturday after encountering a wrong-way driver on Interstate 75 Southbound.
- Ricardo captured the incident on his Tesla’s built-in camera as the oncoming vehicle sped past him near the 17th Street exit.
- The driver said he felt emotional during church services this Mother’s Day, grateful to be alive after the high-speed near-miss.
ATLANTA – Derrell Ricardo sat in church this Mother’s Day with a heavy sense of gratitude, reflecting on a split-second decision on Interstate 75 that he believes saved his life after he encountered a driver traveling in the wrong direction.
What we know:
Derrell Ricardo was driving south on I-75 toward Atlantic Station on Saturday morning when he saw flashing lights heading directly toward him. Ricardo said he initially thought his eyes were playing tricks on him before realizing a car was traveling the wrong way in his lane.…