A wrong-way driver was killed Saturday morning after colliding with another vehicle on Ga. 400, Atlanta police said.
Officers were dispatched to the head-on crash in the northbound lanes near Sidney Marcus Boulevard just before 5 a.m., Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said.
Our top #ATLTraffic story on @wsbradio & @wsbtv continues to be getting into Buckhead on GA400/nb n of I-85. All lanes remain SHUTDOWN. Use Peachtree Rd, Piedmont Rd, or Lenox Rd/ Cheshire Bridge Rd as alternates. Updates all morning on 📻 and 📺! pic.twitter.com/paez2vulRT
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) January 18, 2020
The man who caused the crash, identified as Jose Lopez-Vega of Gwinnett County, was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s unclear why he was traveling south in the northbound lanes.
The woman he hit was injured in the collision. She was taken to Atlanta Medical Center and is expected to survive, Grant said.
Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
The wreck shut down the northbound lanes of Ga. 400 for nearly four hours, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
All lanes reopened about 9 a.m.
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