Deadly 4-car crash involves mail truck, pregnant woman
by: Tyisha Fernandes Updated: Jul 3, 2016 - 11:22 PM
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. —
Police are investigating a deadly crash that killed one man and injured at least four other people, including a pregnant woman.
Several witnesses to the crash said they watched first responders rescue the trapped victims.
People who live nearby told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes it's dangerous and they see accidents on South Hairston all the time.
One man died in this wreck, but according to witnesses, it was so bad, more lives could have been lost Sunday.
Witness Robert Jones was working on his car in his driveway when he saw a gold car speeding down South Hairston Road.
“He lost control and went across and hit these cars right here, just like a domino,” Jones said.
All of the witnesses Fernandes spoke to said the driver of the gold car, hit a silver van first, then hit the median, which took his back wheel off.
A pregnant woman was driving the silver van and a baby was in a car seat in the back.
Fernandes spoke to the pregnant woman's mother, who rushed to the accident scene when her daughter called.
She said her daughter saw the man speeding up behind her.
“She didn't want him to hit the side the baby was on so she slowed up and when he hit her,” the mother said, “I guess his car whatever rate of speed he was going, kinda lost control and that's when he went to the other side and hit the other cars.”
Witnesses said the driver of the gold car veered into oncoming traffic and hit a mail truck next.
“I seen the truck flip over,” Jones said. “They had to get the mail lady out the front window.”
The driver who witnesses say caused the accident died at the scene.
Everyone else involved was transported to the hospital.