Changing A Flat Tire, Life Changing For Family Mourning Death

DULUTH, GA -- A Gwinnett County family is mourning the loss of a loved one who was simply changing a flat tire on the side of the road when an accused drunk driver hit and killed him.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for Najee Clarke, 24, of Lawrenceville, who was attending to his disabled vehicle, which was disabled on Interstate 85 Saturday, when he was struck. Police say the driver who crashed into him was driving under the influence of alcohol and was charged with DUI and homicide by vehicle, first degree.

Police identified the at-fault driver as Amanda Parker, 33, of Norcross.

After initially being by Parker's vehicle, police say, the disabled vehicle was then struck by a tractor-trailer and caught fire. Although a bystander was able to pull Clarke to safety, it was too late. He died on the scene from his injuries.

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"Today I am asking for you to help us raise money, so I can help my boyfriends family with some of the financial aspect of this funeral," reads the GoFundMe page. "Thank you all in advance for those who help."

As of Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., $900 of the $9,000 goal had been raised.

The Gwinnett County Police Department Accident Investigation Unit investigated the traffic fatality, which occurred around 6 a.m. on Interstate 85 NB, north of Pleasant Hill Rd., in unincorporated Duluth.