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JUST IN: Man ID’d in deadly crash on I-85 South

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash on I-85 South in Fulton County.
One person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash on I-85 South in Fulton County.
By Steve Burns
Dec 7, 2017

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the victim in Wednesday’s deadly crash on I-85 South.

Lewis Jones, 22, of College Park, died after being ejected from a vehicle during a two-car crash on the interstate.

No one else was injured in the crash, which occurred shortly after 3 p.m. in the Flat Shoals Road area, Fulton police said.

Few details have been released about what caused the crash.

— Staff writer Lauren Foreman contributed to this article.

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