Cobb Police said Wednesday that a driver fell asleep behind the wheel this morning on Interstate 575 at Interstate 75, resulting in a crash that sent the driver and two passengers to the hospital.
Cobb Police said Prasanth Kotharu, 27, Jayakumar Palanisamy, 31, of Dunwoody, and Samuel Anbumani, 33, of Dunwoody, were taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries.
According to a statement sent out by police, Kotharu was driving a black 2020 Hyundai Elantra southbound on I-575 near the merger with I-75 around 7:30 Wednesday morning when the driver fell asleep.
Police said the car veered off the road and onto a grass shoulder, then dropped down an embankment, crashed into a concrete drainage channel and rolled to one side before coming to a stop.
Police said they’re continuing to investigate and that anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 770-499-3987.
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