Crime & Safety

One Dead in DeKalb Crash: Police

SUV flipped over after accident on I-285, police tell TV station.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA -- Police in DeKalb County are investigating a crash in which a person died after being ejected from his vehicle.

The accident occurred overnight Monday on interstate 285 when a vehicle attempted to pass another one, according to WGCL.

A 52-year-old man was killed when the Chevrolet Avalanche he was driving struck a Kia Soul and GMC Sonoma. The Avalanche flipped onto the roadside and into some nearby woods, ejected the driver.

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