Man, 20, killed while changing tire near Spaghetti Junction
2:27 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016
An accident blocked the ramp from northbound I-285 to I-85 in DeKalb County on Wed., July 13, 2016. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
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The man pulled over onto the right shoulder to change the tire, police said.
The wreck blocked the ramp from northbound I-285 to I-85 in DeKalb County.
A 20-year-old man was struck and killed Wednesday morning while changing a tire near Spaghetti Junction, according to DeKalb County police.
David Wesley, of Stone Mountain, was on the I-85 northbound ramp from I-285 north when he pulled over onto the right shoulder around 5:30 a.m., Maj. S.R. Fore said.
Wesley was changing a tire on the driver’s side when he was hit by a Nissan Sentra, driven by a 21-year-old man who stopped at the scene, Fore said.
The investigation into the fatal crash continued Wednesday afternoon.
THE U.S. HAS ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY ROADS IN THE WORLD. AT LEAST 34,000 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR, MILLIONS INJURED. NEVER GET OUT OF THE CAR IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY. YOU MAY GET KILLED, AS IT HAPPENED TO THIS UNLUCKY YOUNG MAN. RIP, BUDDY.