ATLANTA — Georgia State Patrol has charged a 20-year-old driver in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 75/Interstate 85.
The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. near the North Avenue exit. A trooper spotted a 2012 Mercedes-Benz heading north in the southbound HOV lane.
The trooper tried to stop the driver, who was identified as 20-year-old Addison Thornton, but the trooper said she already crashed her car into a 2018 Buick Encore.
Thornton failed a DUI test and was found with a fake driver’s license, according to troopers.
She is charged with driving under the influence, driving on wrong side of roadway, possession of a fraudulent driver’s license, serious injury by motor vehicle, and underage consumption.
The driver and passenger in the Encore were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields followed the crash during the commute on Channel 2 Action News This Morning until all lanes reopened just before 7 a.m.
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