Decatur police investigating fatal car crash that erupted in flames
A juvenile died after a two-vehicle car crash in Decatur on Saturday night, police said.
Decatur police officers and fire and rescue personnel were dispatched on Saturday night at 9:02 p.m. to the intersection of Beltline Road SW and Westmead Street SW. When officers arrived, one of the vehicles was fully engulfed in flames, and the juvenile inside the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Decatur police then took one person involved in the crash into custody for driving under the influence, the department said in a statement. The police department’s traffic unit is actively investigating the crash.
No one involved in the crash has been identified at this time, and the police department has yet to release further details.