Atlanta police have charged the woman who they say caused a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, killing one person and seriously injuring three others while shutting down all lanes on I-75/85 northbound.
Sandra Cottles, 58, was just south of the 17th Street bridge when she hit the rear fender of another vehicle traveling in the HOV lane. The car spun and flipped over, according to Atlanta police spokesman Kim Jones, killing the driver.
Two passengers were ejected from the vehicle and another was also injured. They remain in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital, Jones said.
Cottles waited on the scene after the crash and was not hurt. She is charged with homicide by vehicle in the second degree and failure to maintain lane and was being held at Fulton County Jail.
Northbound traffic was backed up for miles through much of the afternoon as police and fire officials investigated the accident.
Man run over by boat on Lake Allatoona dies
A man run over by his boat on Lake Allatoona Sunday morning has died, the state Department of Natural Resources has confirmed.
Robert Lewis, 52, of Dallas, was unconscious when boaters and rescue personnel pulled him from the water around 10:30 a.m., according to DNR spokeswoman Melissa Cummings. He was pronounced dead soon after.
Lewis’ boat circled the lake for 15 minutes at full throttle before finally running out of fuel, DNR ranger Mike Barr said. Rangers and emergency personnel cleared the area near Allatoona Landing in Bartow County to avoid additional injuries.
The DNR’s Critical Incident Reconstruction Team is investigating the incident, Barr said.
Arrest in fatal shooting of Midtown senior
Atlanta police arrested a man late Saturday night in connection with the fatal shooting of a Midtown senior.
The unidentified man, believed to be in his 60s, was found early Saturday afternoon in his home in the 1100 block of Wellbourne Drive, located near the Morningside Nature Preserve,
Hours later and less than a mile away, Andre Myrick, 36, was arrested and charged with his murder, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said in a press release. He is being held at Fulton County Jail.
Police aren’t yet saying what led them to Myrick and offered few details about the shooting, which remains under investigation.
