A passenger is dead after a van crashed on Interstate 85 Tuesday morning.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reports the crash happened on I-85 northbound express near the Buford-Spring Connector just after 6 a.m.
Georgia State Patrol said the driver crashed after he realized they were about to miss their exit.
“The driver made an evasive maneuver, snatching the steering wheel to the right, crossing the gore, and losing control of the van,” GSP said.
The driver eventually went off the shoulder, hit a barrier and traveled back across the exit lane. The driver then hit a guardrail and the impact flipped the van.
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Atlanta firefighters arrived at the scene and worked to remove a passenger, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. The passenger died at the scene. The driver had non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers have not said if the driver will face any charges.
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