Atlanta, Geo. (DDN) – A Spelman College student is facing charges after being engaged in a wrong-way crash on Friday morning, which injured one person seriously.
The incident occurred around 3:20 a.m. on I-75/I-85 near the North Avenue exit, closing the freeway for several hours. A trooper observed a 2012 Mercedes-Benz driving north in the southbound HOV lane.
The trooper attempted to stop the driver, identified as 20-year-old Addison Thornton, but she had already driven into a 2018 Buick Encore.
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The passenger in Thornton’s automobile was taken to the hospital with significant injuries. Troopers say Thornton failed a DUI test and was caught with a false driver’s license.
She has been charged with driving under the influence, driving on the wrong side of the road, possessing a false driver’s license, causing serious injury by motor vehicle, and underage consuming.
Spelman College confirmed Thornton and her 17-year-old companion are students.
Thornton is now being incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail.
There has been no information about the victims’ current conditions.
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