A motorist was killed Friday in a predawn crash on I-20 in Douglas County.

The single-vehicle wreck happened around 6 a.m. on I-20 eastbound near Lee Road.

A vehicle ran off the right side of the interstate and struck a tree, according to Chata Spikes, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation.

Spikes said there was a fatality in the crash, which shut down the right lane of the interstate.

The name of the person killed was not immediately available.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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