Crime & Safety
Woman, 39, Dead After Crashing Into Stalled Tractor-Trailer On I-20: Police
An Atlanta woman crashed her Toyota Camry into a stalled tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Douglas County on Sunday, and died on scene.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — A woman died over the weekend after she crashed into a tractor-trailer that was stalled on Interstate 20 in Lithia Springs, shutting down traffic for at least three hours, Cobb County police said.
On Sunday morning, a tractor-trailer had a mechanical issue and came to a stop on I-20 near Riverside Parkway and Thornton Road, police said. Around 9:15 a.m., a 2018 Toyota Camry — driven by Nicholle Knight, 39, of Atlanta — crashed into the back of the big rig.
Knight was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the truck did not require medical attention.
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The crash shut down all lanes of I-20 until noon, when one lane reopened. By 1 p.m. Sunday, the lanes were fully cleared.
The crash is still under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb County Police Department at 770-499-3987.
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