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Father, Atlanta business owner hit by car after pulling over to change a flat tire
By Michele Newell,
2024-05-11
A father and well-known Atlanta business owner was seriously injured in a terrible crash after he got a flat tire.
Scotty Williams, also known as Scotty ATL, is the owner of Grillz By Scotty. He says he was with his girlfriend when he pulled over to fix a flat tire along I-75.
Police said the accident happened on May 5 around 11:15 p.m.
Williams’ Mercedes Benz E350 was parked in the traffic safety zone between I-75 north and the exit ramp to Windy Hill Road, police said. A Ford tow truck was parked behind the Mercedes with flashing lights on. The driver, 33-year-old Martin Ndung’u, was inside the tow truck.
Williams and Micah Baskin, 35, were standing outside of the Mercedes.
Police said a 2015 GMC Yukon driven by Rodney Griffin, 49, was heading north on I-75 when he got into the traffic safety zone and hit the parked tow truck and the Mercedes.
The GMC pushed the tow truck into the Mercedes, which then slammed into Williams and Baskin, throwing them into the median of the highway.
Williams was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Baskin and Griffin were also injured and taken to the hospital.
Baskin was released, but Williams remains in the hospital.
Williams spoke exclusively with Channel 2 Action News Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell from his hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit.
“It’s a blessing I wasn’t changing the tire because if I was, I probably would have been dead,” said Williams
Williams told Newell he just celebrated his company’s five-year anniversary and the grand opening of his new location, just a couple of weeks before the crash happened.
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