Man, Woman Killed In I-75 Crash

MARIETTA, GA — The driver of an SUV and a woman who was riding with him were killed Sunday after the vehicle went into the median on Interstate 75, then slammed into two trees.

The Cobb County Police Department said the crash happened at 12:12 p.m. Sunday between Hickory Grove Road and Wade Green Road. Investigators say a black, 2015 Cadillac Escalade was heading southbound on the interstate when it went into the center median, continued down an embankment and hit the trees.

Angela Joy Huddleson, 57, of Baxter, Tenn., was in the front passenger seat and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver, 58-year-old Donald Walker of Cookeville, Tenn., was taken to Kennestone Hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries, police said Monday afternoon.

The families of both have been notified, police said.

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Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information in the case to contact the department's traffic unit at 770-499-3987.

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