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Body found near median on I-85 near Old Peachtree identified

Several lanes have been blocked.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Officials have identified the person killed in a fatal wreck on Interstate-85 north Monday morning.

Kristina McConnell, 24 of Auburn, was killed in the wreck that happened in the northbound lanes of I-85 just past Old Peachtree Road.

The Georgia Department of Transportation worked the accident that had several lanes blocked.

According to Gwinnett County Police, McConnell was found deceased beside the median wall but it is still unknown exactly how her body got there.

The driver allegedly responsible for the fatal accident has been identified ias 23-year-old Kenya Renee Latimer of Lawrenceville. She has been charged with first degree homicide by vehicle, DUI, reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane.

This investigation is ongoing at this time.

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