ATLANTA -- A major accident that shut down a highly-traveled surface street in East Atlanta also left one man dead, police confirmed Thursday.
According to Atlanta Police Department spokesperson Jarius Daugherty, the wreck happened around 6 a.m. on Moreland Avenue not far from Sanders Avenue.
Preliminary information suggests that a car turned left into the path of a motorcycle ultimately killing the rider. Aerial footage from the 11Alive Skytracker showed severe damage to the front of the car and windshield. Daugherty said the driver is cooperating with investigators as they work to determine whether to file charges.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner has identified the dead motorcyclist as 42-year old Shurland Joseph of Atlanta.
