Authorities identified 31-year-old Jamecca Parris as the woman who lost her life following a crash that also injured her child Thursday night on metro Atlanta highway.
The fatal traffic accident was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Interstate 675 northbound and Anvil Block Road. According to the investigation reports, the woman’s car had stalled and she was standing outside of it when she got struck by a tractor-trailer. The eyewitnesses informed the responders that the tractor-trailer was drifting in and out of lanes before striking the woman.
After hitting the woman, the driver attempted to get control of the vehicle back, but the vehicle jackknifed across all of the northbound lanes. The woman, identified as Jamecca Parris, of metro Atlanta, was declared dead at the scene by the officials. Her passenger, a child, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, identified as 59-year-old John Nichols, from Florida, was placed into custody and charged with vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane. He is being held in the Clayton County Jail. No other details are available.
The incident remains under review.
July 9, 2022
Source: WSB Channel 2 Atlanta