DeKalb County, GA : 1 killed, 3 hurt in I-59 crash in DeKalb County on Thursday, 22nd June 2023

A New York man was killed in a Thursday morning crash in DeKalb County.

Kaysohn T. Baker, 32, of West Hempstead was fatally injured when the 2015 International Durastar he was a passenger in left the roadway and hit a parked 2017 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

The driver of the Durastar was injured and taken to Erlanger Hospital. A juvenile in that vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital, troopers said.

A man inside the tractor-trailer was injured and taken to DeKalb Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The crash occurred about 9:15 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 59 near DeKalb County 608, about one mile north of Fort Payne.

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