Police shut down parts of I-285 westbound at Ga. 400 on Sunday morning to reconstruct a fatal accident that occurred Thursday.

According to the victim’s mother, who witnessed the accident, Gabriella Faiz’s car stalled on I-285 westbound Thursday. Two cars slammed into the car and, within minutes, the car was engulfed in flames. Gabriella and her 1-year-old daughter, Jada, burned to death.

The accident snarled traffic on I-285 and Ga. 400 northbound through Thursday night. One other person was injured in the crash.

Georgia’s Department of Transportation urged drivers to avoid the area until the conclusion of the accident reconstruction, which was expected to last several hours.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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