FAIRBURN, Ga. — Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a wrong-way driver in Fairburn.
According to Fairburn police, officers were alerted to a wrong-way driver on Interstate 85 at around 1 a.m. Wednesday when they came upon a serious crash.
A man in a BMW had been driving the wrong way in the southbound lanes and hit a gray Nissan.
The driver of the Nissan, identified as a 26-year-old man, was killed instantly.
He was identified as Samuel Postelle, of Carrolton.
The alleged wrong-way driver was seriously hurt and taken to a local hospital.
He was listed in critical condition and was undergoing surgery Wednesday morning.
Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.
All lanes of I-85 southbound were closed for several hours and reopened around 4 a.m.