Crime & Safety

Update: Windy Hill Reopened After Morning Fatal Crash

A Dodge Challenger struck an Oldsmobile Cutlass around 2 am, causing one car to explode. Two other people have serious injuries.

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SMYRNA, GA -- Police are investigating a fatal crash Friday morning that shut down Windy Hill Road near Atlanta Road.

The crash happened around 2 am, when an orange Dodge Challenger slammed into a gray Oldsmobile Cutlass. Police tell Channel 2 Action News that the Challenger was traveling at about 100 mph when the crash happened.

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The Oldsmobile split in half and exploded, while the Challenger's driver and passenger have been taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries.

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