Father, Atlanta business owner hit by car after stopping to change flat tire – WSB-TV Channel 2

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A well-known Atlanta father and business owner was seriously injured in a horrific crash after suffering a flat tire.

Scotty Williams, also known as Scotty ATL, is the owner of Grillz By Scotty. He said he was with his girlfriend when he stopped 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, Martin Ndung’u, 33, was inside the tow truck.

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Williams and Micah Baskin, 35, stood outside the Mercedes.

Police said a 2015 GMC Yukon driven by Rodney Griffin, 49, was heading north on I-75 when it entered the traffic safety zone and struck the parked tow truck and the Mercedes.

The GMC pushed the tow truck into the Mercedes, which then struck Williams and Baskin, throwing them into the center reservation of the highway.

Williams was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Baskin and Griffin were also injured and taken to the hospital.

Baskin has been released, but Williams remains in the hospital.

Williams spoke exclusively with Michele Newell, Channel 2 Action News Cobb County Bureau Chief from his hospital bed in the intensive care unit.

“It’s a blessing I didn’t change the tire, because if I had, I probably would have died,” Williams said.

Williams told Newell that he had just celebrated his company’s fifth anniversary and the grand opening of its new location, just weeks before the accident.

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He said his leg is broken in eight different parts, but he’s grateful to be alive.

“I’ve had two surgeries and a few blood transfusions,” Williams said.

Williams said the tow truck driver stopped to help and offered to tow the car after he tried to fix the flat tire but was unsuccessful.

He said he was between his car and the tow truck when Griffin crashed into the back of it.

He said a Grady Memorial Hospital employee witnessed the entire accident and stopped to help.

“I’m grateful to think that it was God who sent these people to me to safety and to the hospital,” Williams said.

It is unclear whether the driver will be charged, but police say they are continuing their investigation.

Williams said his business was doing very well while he was in the hospital.

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