Wrong-way driver charged with DUI and homicide in deadly I-75 SB crash, police say

A Sunday night crash on Interstate 75 southbound ended with one person dead.

Atlanta police officials told Channel 2 Action News that a driver was driving the wrong way when he crashed into another car and killed the victim.

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Around 11:56 p.m. police responded to a two-car crash near I-75/85 southbound and North Ave. The victim, who was driving a car going southbound on I-75, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The initial investigation revealed that 30-year-old Honi Jones was driving the wrong way causing the head on collision.

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Jones was taken to the hospital and was last listed as critical but stable, according to police.

Jones faces DUI, Reckless Driving, wrong way/one way, and homicide by vehicle charges.

The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.

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