Crime & Safety

Fatal I-285 Crash Kills Man Near Ashford Dunwoody Road

Construction workers found the car, which had crashed Wednesday into an I-285 guardrail, and notified authorities.

DUNWOODY — A man was found dead Wednesday after his car crashed into a guardrail on Interstate 285 west past Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Police said.

Construction workers found the crashed white Kia Sorento around 1:45 a.m. on I-285 near Ashford Dunwoody Road and notified authorities, police said.

When officers arrived, they found the driver dead at the scene, police said.

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It is unknown what caused the crash, and the man was not identified, pending next-of-kin notification.

Police ask anyone with information about the crash to email Officer Guinevere Wiencek.

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