Crime & Safety
Sandy Springs Police Identify Victim in Saturday Morning Crash
A 36-year-old man was killed when his car struck a tractor trailer that had slowed due to a car bumper obstructing the roadway at I-285 and Roswell Road.
A Saturday morning two-vehicle crash left one person dead and several I-285 westbound lanes closed on Saturday.
Sandy Springs Police identified the victim as 36-year old Gerald D. Wallace of Norcross. Wallace was killed when his car struck a tractor trailer that had slowed due to a car bumper obstructing the roadway at I-285 and Roswell Road.
The accident happened about 7 a.m.
According to police, the bumper apparently dislodged from another vehicle, driven by 45-year old Ruben Vega, who struck the retaining wall just prior to this accident.
The driver of the tractor trailer truck slowed to a near stop at which time he was hit by the car driven by Wallace. Witnesses told police Wallace's vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of impact.
Ruben Vega has been charged with a lane violation and 2nd Degree Vehicular Homicide. The driver of the tractor trailer truck was not charged.
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