Crime & Safety

Driver Killed in I-75 Fatal Crash

A Hiram man died in a car wreck Sunday afternoon north of Hickory Grove Road in Acworth.

A fatal crash occured on Sunday afternoon in , killing a Hiram man and injuring a Douglasville woman, according to the Cobb County Police Department.

Investigators say 32-year-old Michael York of Hiram, the driver of a 2001 Ford Mustang, was traveling north on I-75 off Hickory Grove Road when he lost control of the vehicle for unknown reason.

York's vehicle exited the left side of the roadway, went down an embankment and collided with a tree in the center median. The driver died as a result of his injuries, according to authorities.

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The passenger has been identified as 36-year-old Hysie Allen of Douglasville. Allen was transported by air ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Please call 770-499-3987 if you have information that may assist investigators with this case.

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