Investigators had not determined late Monday morning what prompted a man to jump from an ambulance and run into traffic on the Downtown Connector, where he was struck and killed.
Andrew Hill, 22 or 23 years of age, was being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital when he decided to get out of the ambulance shortly before 5 a.m., according to police. No information was released on why Hill was being taken to the hospital.
“The victim was being transported to Grady Hospital for evaluation when he began to get agitated and removed the restraints before attempting to exit the ambulance,” Atlanta police Officer Kim Jones said. “When the ambulance stopped, the victim got out of the vehicle and proceeded to run across five lanes of traffic on the interstate.”
Hill made it across the roadway, Jones said. However, he ran back into traffic and was hit by a Honda Accord. A pickup truck hit and pinned the man, killing him about 4:45 a.m. The wreck shut down the northbound lanes of the Connector near University Avenue for about two hours during the morning commute.
Investigators with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office were given two different birthdays for Hill, a spokesman said. It was not known where Hill lived.
The incident remained under investigation Monday afternoon.
