A pickup driver who lost control of his vehicle Friday while traveling on busy Roswell Road in Buckhead struck four vehicles and killed one person before coming to a halt, Atlanta police said Saturday.
The accident occurred around 3:25 p.m. as early rush hour traffic was building. At one point, all lanes on the busy stretch near Piedmont Road in the heart of Buckhead were shut down.
According to police spokesman Officer John Chafee, the unidentified Toyota Tacoma driver was traveling northbound on Roswell Road when he hit a vehicle traveling southbound as he attempted to make a left turn at Piedmont.
After the hitting the southbound vehicle, the pickup driver hit a second vehicle, left the road and hit a parked vehicle. He then re-entered Roswell Road and hit a fourth vehicle while crossing the street. He then crashed through a retaining wall, killing Calvin Sims, a 59-year-old man standing next to his vehicle, which was damaged by debris from the wall. Sims died at the scene, Chafee said.
The pickup driver, who was breathing and conscious, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition, the police spokesman said.
Police did not speculate on what may have caused the driver to continue to hit multiple vehicles after the initial crash.
“The accident is still under investigation to determine what occurred,” Chafee said. “No charges at this time.”
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