A fiery early morning crash claimed the lives of two men Sunday morning on Ga. 400 in Forsyth County. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck occurred because a driver was traveling the wrong way on Ga. 400.
The Forsyth County 911 center began receiving calls just before 1:30 a.m. regarding a wrong way driver on Ga. 400 Northbound traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Before Sheriff’s Office Deputies could intercept the vehicle, a violent crash occurred between the Majors Road overpass and the Shiloh Road overpass causing one vehicle to burst into flames.
According to the Sheriff’s office, 35-year-old Silas Brown of Atlanta was driving a black Alfa Romeo Stelvio traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of GA 400 and struck a silver Lexus IS250, driven by 22-year-old Tarik Kindell of Cumming.
Both men were dead at the scene.
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The crash closed Ga. 400 northbound between exits 12 and 13 for several hours Sunday morning. The investigation is on-going.
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