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Wrong-way driver wreck shuts down ramp from Lee Street to I-20 eastbound

A multi-vehicle wreck involving a wrong-way driver shut down a West End interstate ramp during Monday’s morning commute. The crash happened about 7 a.m. on the Lee Street entrance ramp to I-20 eastbound. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
A multi-vehicle wreck involving a wrong-way driver shut down a West End interstate ramp during Monday’s morning commute. The crash happened about 7 a.m. on the Lee Street entrance ramp to I-20 eastbound. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Mike Morris
April 29, 2013

A multi-vehicle wreck involving a wrong-way driver shut down a West End interstate ramp during Monday’s morning commute.

The crash happened about 7 a.m. on the Lee Street entrance ramp to I-20 eastbound.

According to authorities, the three vehicle crash involved a motorist earlier spotted going westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-20 near McDaniel Street.

One injury was reported.

The ramp remained shut down at 7:30 a.m. while the Georgia State Patrol investigated the wreck.

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