Crime & Safety
Snellville Man Identified as Driver of Fatal Truck Crash Into Strip Mall
Police say Donald Samples of Snellville died after crashing into a shopping center on Scenic Highway.
Gwinnett County Police have identified the driver who crashed his tractor trailer into a Scenic Highway strip mall Wednesday morning.
He is identified as 66 year old Donald Samples of Snellville.
According to police, Samples was driving northbound on Scenic Highway when he lost control of his black 2012 Kenworth T660 and slammed into O Wings restaurant and a hair salon at 1195 Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville. Both businesses were closed at the time. No one else was injured, although there was a karate school in the plaza that was full of children at the time.
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Samples died from his injuries on the scene. Investigators are looking into whether he suffered a medical condition before losing control of the truck.
"Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be contributing causes at this time," said GCPD Cpl. Edwin Ritter in a release.
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