Crime & Safety
Suspect In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Truck Driver ID'ed In Marietta
The fatal crash happened on Interstate 75 north at South Marietta Parkway.
MARIETTA, GA — The driver accused in the fatal hit-and-run of a 36-year-old truck driver Wednesday in Marietta has been identified.
Marietta Police on Friday said Christopher Bradshaw, 48, of Canton, is facing charges of felony homicide by vehicle and felony hit and run. Bradshaw, through his attorney, has said he will surrender, police said.
Earlier Friday, police announced they found and impounded the suspect's vehicle, a black 2020 Chevrolet Silverado.
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The fatal crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 75 north at South Marietta Parkway.
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Police said Terrell Lowdermilk, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was driving a semi-truck when he collided with another tractor-trailer on I-75. The drivers pulled over to the right shoulder of the interstate and exited their vehicles, police said.
Lowdermilk was then hit by the Silverado while standing in the left lane on the entrance ramp before the Silverado fled the scene, police said.
"We ask the public to please keep the Lowdermilk family in their prayers," police said in a news release.
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