ATLANTA — A woman died in a crash that shut down all lanes of Interstate 75/85 southbound on Friday. Police say she was hit after she got out of her SUV that stalled.
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Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields followed the crash near University Ave exit throughout Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. Atlanta police later released new details on what led up to the crash.
Police said a woman in a Jeep Renegade had mechanical problems that caused her SUV to stop on the interstate.
She got out of her SUV to check on it when a woman driving a Chevrolet Camaro hit her. She died at the scene.
The impact caused a chain-reaction to where six other cars and SUV also crashed into one another. The other drivers were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials have not identified the driver who died. Police are asking for anyone with any dash camera video to contact Detective B. Thacker at BJThacker@AtlantaGa.Gov or submit a tip to Crime Stoppers.
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