20-year-old woman dead after she got out of car after accident on I-285, was hit by multiple cars

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County police said a woman was killed after she got out of her car on I-285 and was hit by multiple cars after an accident Monday night.

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Police said the accident happened around 10 p.m. on I-285 NB between South Cobb Drive and Atlanta Road.

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Police said a gold 2001 Mercedes Benz E320 was traveling north on I-285 when the driver lost control and crashed into the median wall. A purple 2010 Jeep Wrangler then crashed into the Mercedes. Both cars stopped in the left NB lane and the Mercedes driver got out of her car and tried to cross to the right shoulder. She was hit by multiple vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police have identified her as 20-year-old Shamauri Fluellen, of Austell. The Jeep’s driver, 36-year-old Trellany Taylor was not injured.

Although several involved vehicles stopped and remained at the scene, investigators believe that the first vehicle that struck Fluellen left the scene before officers arrived. Police do not have a description of that vehicle. Investigators request anyone with information about the crash to call the STEP Unit at 770-499-3987.

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