Tractor-trailer driver faces charges after deadly Fulton wreck
A man died in a wreck involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan Tuesday afternoon in Fulton County, police confirmed to AJC.com.
The wreck happened on Fulton Industrial Boulevard at Tradewater Parkway, Fulton County police Lt. Scott McBride said.
Witnesses told Channel 2 Action News that the tractor-trailer was on Tradewater Parkway and was attempting to turn onto Fulton Industrial Boulevard to head north. However, it ended up stuck in the northbound lanes waiting for traffic to clear, which is when the minivan allegedly hit the side of the trailer, killing the van’s driver.
This is the father of two who was killed when his minivan crashed into a big rig stopped on Fulton Industrial. The truck driver has been charged. People want a traffic light at the intersection. I’ll have the story at 6. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/C4yRnhzb8g
— Tom Jones (@TomJonesWSBTV) March 20, 2019
That driver was identified as Dwayne Burkholder, 48, by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday. It’s unclear where he most recently lived, but the office said he was from Georgia.
The truck driver, Richard Coates of Kansas, faces charges of second-degree vehicular homicide, failure to yield and obstruction of an intersection, Channel 2 reported.
All southbound lanes were blocked, causing heavy delays back toward Camp Creek Parkway during Tuesday’s evening commute, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Fatal crash blocks lanes on Fulton Industrial Blvd and Riverside Dr. Southbound traffic using a small detour while northbound traffic is squeezing through in 1 lane. Only a brief delay in easy direction. pic.twitter.com/gXsSnIsBHU
— Jason Durden (@JasonDurdenWSB) March 19, 2019
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