ATLANTA — The Georgia State Patrol released the identity of the crash victim in a fatal accident on Campbellton Road in Atlanta.
According to GSP, the incident started while they were assisting the Atlanta Police Department on Friday afternoon involving a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck that APD was trying to stop.
The truck had reportedly been involved in an APD pursuit a few days earlier.
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A GSP trooper tried to pull the truck over on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive where it crosses Fairburn Road and the truck drove away, starting a pursuit.
Troopers said the driver got on the interstate and was driving recklessly before getting off on an exit for GA-166 for Campbellton Road.
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The truck drove through a red light, hitting a Dodge Challenger, causing it to hit a utility pole.
Unfortunately, the driver of the Dodge Challenger was killed, according to GSP, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
They have now been identified as 43-year-old Tamara Taylor of Atlanta.
The GSP have not yet identified the driver they were pursuing, but did say charges for the incident were pending.
The family of the victim is raising money through a GoFundMe, which you can contribute to by clicking here.
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