1 dead, 1 critically injured in wrong-way crash on Downtown Connector
One person died in a crash Sunday involving a suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on Atlanta’s Downtown Connector, officials said.
Officers responded to the two-vehicle crash near the North Avenue exit just before midnight, Atlanta police said in a statement. One driver was described by police as stable but in critical condition and was taken to a hospital.
The other, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 35-year-old Jamall Bright, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Traffic investigators determined that 30-year-old Honi Jones was traveling north in the southbound lanes and caused the head-on collision, according to the statement. Jones is charged with DUI, reckless driving, wrong-way driving and homicide by vehicle.
Investigators remained at the scene through the overnight hours. The lanes did not reopen until just before 5 a.m. Monday, the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center reported.
No other details about the crash were released.
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