Wrong-way driver killed in crash on I-85, police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A deadly crash is blocking multiple lanes of I-85 South at Pleasantdale Road and causing heavy delays in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.

The trip time from Ga. 316 to I-285 is 117 minutes, according Channel 2's Mark Arum.

DeKalb County police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell told Channel 2 Action News a wrong-way driver was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. She said the driver died on the scene. The other driver sustained minor injuries.

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Five lanes are blocked between Pleasantdale Road and I-285, Arum reported just before 7 a.m.

Arum advises drivers use Buford Highway or Peachtree Industrial Boulevard as alternates.

The victim was identified as 23-year-old Juan Cisneros Alvarez.

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