Driver Charged In Fatal Accident On I-285 In Sandy Springs

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- A 31-year-old woman died Tuesday evening in a multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer along Interstate 285 in Sandy Springs. The collision was reported around 9 p.m. Sept. 26 on the eastbound side near the Riverside Drive interchange.

A preliminary report released by Sandy Springs police indicates a Honda Accord initially rear-ended a Nissan Altima that was traveling in the right lane. That impact forced the Altima to veer to the left and into the path of a tractor trailer (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

The tractor trailer hit the driver's side of the Nissan Altima, killing its driver, identified as April Solis. A fourth vehicle, a Dodge Challenger, also hit the tractor trailer after striking another vehicle.

Sandy Springs Police Traffic Unit investigators determined the driver of the Accord was at fault in the crash. That motorist, identified as 25-year-old Vlad Hriscan, was charged with vehicular homicide in the second degree and following too closely.

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