Crime & Public Safety
Woman killed in crash involving garbage truck in DeKalb
The crash happened along Stone Mountain Lithonia Road near Coffee Road.
March 15, 2024
A woman driving a sedan was killed Friday afternoon in a crash involving a garbage truck in DeKalb County, police said.
The wreck happened along Stone Mountain Lithonia Road near Coffee Road around 3:30 p.m. Witnesses told authorities that the “sedan may have drifted into the oncoming lane” and crashed head-on into the county’s sanitation garbage truck.
The woman was found dead at the scene and the garbage truck driver was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, police confirmed. The woman’s name was not released.
Officials did not say what may have caused the woman to veer into the truck’s path. The wreck remains under investigation.
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