Pedestrian Hit, Killed On I-85

Police said a man hit by a car on Interstate 85 near Flat Shoals Road on Tuesday morning has died.

Investigators said 73-year-old Ted Harper’s car stopped for some reason in the far right lane of traffic on I-85 northbound. When he stepped out of his car, a driver hit him, police said.

Harper was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center, where he later died.

At the same time, a tractor-trailer and a car collided and caught fire in the southbound lanes. No one was hurt in that crash.

There is no word on charges.