Crime & Safety

Wrong-Way Decatur Crash Kills Driver

The crash happened Wednesday on Interstate 20 westbound at Wesley Chapel Road.

DECATUR, GA — Charges are pending for a driver in a wrong-way crash that killed a person around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 20 west at Wesley Chapel Road, DeKalb County Police said.

Specific charges are unknown. The driver was accused of driving east in the wrong direction on I-20, causing the head-on collision.

Both of the drivers were taken to a local hospital, where one of them died, police said.

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Police are continuing to investigate the case.

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