A family of man killed in a hit-and-run trying to help car crash victims say they are elated police have made an arrest.
Clayton County police arrested 41-year-old Derrick Lundy. Officers said he caused a crash in September on I-75 near Tara Boulevard that killed Javes Calhoun and wounded Cya Tookes.
Police said that Lundy jumped out of the car and took off running. He faces felony homicide by vehicle, hit and run, reckless driving and other charges.
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Calhoun and Tookes were in separate cars when they noticed a car had flipped over on I-75 near Tara Boulevard. Both tried to rescue the family.
“He was just willing to give. Anything. He would give the shirt off his back to a homeless person,” his wife, Porsha Calhoun, told Channel 2′s Tom Jones.
That is when police say Lundy crossed several lanes and crashed into them. Calhoun died from his injuries. Tookes’ father says his daughter suffered serious injuries.
“She was in critical condition and now she’s just a step below critical,” her father Sean Wiggins told Jones.
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