Wrong-Way Wreck in Atlanta Sends Teen to Hospital, Ends in DUI Arrest

Wrong-Way Wreck in Atlanta Sends Teen to Hospital, Ends in DUI Arrest

ATLANTA, GA – A wrong-way crash on I-75 near North Avenue ended in a 17-year-old girl getting sent to a hospital and a DUI driver’s arrest Friday. 

Just before 3:30 p.m., a 20-year-old woman, driving a 2012 Mercedes-Benz north on the southbound I-75 HOV lane, collided head-on with a 2018 Buick Encore car, according to WSBTV. A Georgia State Patrol trooper tried to prevent the crash, but the attempts were futile. 

EMS crews hurried to the scene and took the 17-year-old girl, who rode with the 20-year-old, to a medical facility. There, she received treatment for serious injuries. 

Troopers subjected the 20-year-old to a DUI test, which she did not pass. She was booked into the Fulton County Jail. She is facing the following charges: driving on the wrong side of the road, processing a fraudulent driver’s license, underage consumption, serious injury by motor vehicle, and DUI. 

Authorities later confirmed the young ladies are Spelman College students. 

Reader’s Note: While the 20-year-old woman’s name was mentioned by Georgia State Patrol and the initial source, our news team has adopted a no-name policy with respect to drivers or victims of motor vehicle accidents or personal injury-related incidents. As such, our firm has chosen to decline inserting the person’s name in this news article. 

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