EAST POINT, Ga. — Roads are back open following a fatal crash where a driver lost control of the car, ultimately hitting the embankment, according to Georgia State Patrol on Friday.
Troopers were called around 4:40 a.m. to a single-car crash on Langford Parkway near Stanton Road. A driver in a 2003 Monte Carlo was speeding; the department said, westbound down the road when he hit a curb.
That's when officials said the car overturned, hitting a utility light pole and the embankment. GSP said the driver was pronounced dead at 5:35 a.m.
While officials were working the incident, GDOT cameras showed cars being turned around and sent back through the emergency lane.
Officers could also be seen on the camera. GDOT's website said the crash would be cleaned up around 7 a.m., and crews started working the scene around 4:33 a.m.
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