83-year-old man dead, woman injured in Fayetteville crash, police asking for witnesses

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Fayetteville Police is asking for witnesses in a fatal crash on Wednesday.

Police said at 2 p.m., officers responded to a collision involving two cars at Georgia Highway 85 North and Promenade Parkway.

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As a result of the crash, an 83-year-old Jonesboro man was taken to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

A 40-year-old Jonesboro woman was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Fayetteville Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement and Accident Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating the cause of the collision.

Police encourage witnesses to contact Officer P. McDonald at 770-461-4441 or by email.

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