CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County Police Department said it is investigating a deadly crash that happened early on Sunday morning.
According to police, officers were called to a scene on Interstate 285 West at about 4:34 a.m.
At the scene, they found a vehicle that had crashed into the concrete median barrier.
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In the vehicle, officers said the driver was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigation by the department indicates the vehicle had hit another while trying to pass it, resulting in the driver losing control and hitting the median.
The second vehicle’s occupants were not injured, police said.
The crash remains under investigation and the dead driver’s identity is not being revealed yet, pending notification of next of kin.
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