Sunday, May 31, 2009

Crash on I-285 Claims Life of Riverdale Man

A 20-year-old resident of Riverdale was killed early Saturday after his car broke down on I-285 and he was hit by a tractor trailer.

According to Sandy Springs police, Charles Edward Stephens Jr. of Riverdale was on the side of the freeway after his car had broken down in the right eastbound lane at the DeKalb County line shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday. Moments later, a tractor trailer impacted the scene, killing Stephens.

Witnesses reportedly told police that the car's tail lights were not working when the accident took place.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Charles it was a pleasure to have known you and you will be missed. :-)