Crime & Safety
Naked Man Struck, Killed On I-85 In Atlanta Identified
A naked pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle early Friday on I-85 northbound in Atlanta has been identified.
ATLANTA, GA -- Authorities in DeKalb County have identified a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on last week on Interstate 85, Patch has learned. The victim, who was naked, is 29-year-old Nicholas Carusillo from North Carolina, officials said.
The early-morning Sept. 22 crash caused authorities to shut down all six northbound lanes during their investigation. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
Police received calls that morning saying that a man was walking between vehicles on the interstate. Carusillo was struck by two vehicles during the incident, police said. He later succumbed to his injuries.
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Police are still trying to why Carusillo was on the roadway and had no clothes on.
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Motorists on the scene were interviewed by police and no charges are expected to be filed, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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