Wrong-way driver killed in crash that blocked Ga. 400 in Alpharetta

A wrong-way driver was killed Friday morning after crashing on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta, police said.

The fatal wreck shut down the northbound lanes between Old Milton Parkway and Haynes Bridge Road for nearly four hours overnight, authorities said.

Alpharetta police confirmed the person driving the wrong way was killed in the crash, but authorities have not said whether anyone else was injured.

ALL CLEAR: Accident cleared on GA-400/nb b/w Haynes Bridge Rd (Exit 9) and Old Milton Pkwy (Exit 10) #ATLTraffic https://t.co/2hvjWkI3bV
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) April 9, 2021

It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved in the wreck or how long the driver had been going the wrong way before the crash, which was reported about 3:45 a.m. The northbound lanes were reopened about 7:20 a.m.

MAJOR INJURY CRASH - GA400 NB at Old Milton Pkwy. All lanes NB are shut down. Northbound traffic can exit at Mansell Rd or Haynes Bridge Rd.
No ETA on investigation completion.@wsbradio @FOX5Atlanta @CBS46Traffic @11AliveNews pic.twitter.com/FFFWyHB3Nk
— AlpharettaPublicSafety (@AlpharettaDPS) April 9, 2021

It was the second wrong-way crash on a metro Atlanta highway in as many days.

Early Thursday morning, a Newnan man was killed when police said a woman driving the wrong way on I-285 slammed into his car head-on in DeKalb County. The wreck set off a chain reaction that shut down the eastbound lanes of the interstate for four hours near Flat Shoals Parkway. The victim was identified as 31-year-old Kevin Fitzpatrick, a father who was on his way to work when he was killed.

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