4 people, including 2 infants, died in a fiery head on collision caused by a hit-and-run driver yesterday in southwest Atlanta.
A family of 4 had just left Easter services at their church and were headed to a friend’s home for dinner when, police say, a BMW broadsided their Mercedes Benz setting off a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles.
The high impact collision caused the Mercedes to careen across the median and collide head on with a Volkswagen before striking other cars and bursting into flames at Camp Creek Parkway between Butner Road and Old Fairburn Road.
All four occupants of the Mercedes, including an infant, died at the scene.
The family were en route to the home of Yancey Richardson, Special Ops Southeast Regional for Atlantic Records. Richardson twittered about his loss yesterday:
My sister’s best friend and Family were comin to our family dinner from church & was killed in a car crash-the whole Family [Link]
An infant riding in the Volkswagen also died, and the adult driver was transported to Grady hospital.
According to the AJC, police are searching for the driver of a BMW of unknown color with heavy damage on the left side.
“If anyone sees, on any BMW, fresh collision marks, we’re asking them to call,” said police spokeswoman Detective Melissa Parker.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call 404-612-5314.
