Three killed in separate motorcycle crashes on I-75

Three men in their 30s died in separate motorcycle crashes on I-75 earlier this week, police said.

In Cobb County, 39-year-old Benjamin Clark of Acworth was killed after he was thrown from his 2007 Honda Shadow, Marietta police spokesman Jared Rakestraw said.

Clark was traveling northbound on I-75 and collided with a 2016 GMC pickup driven by Dominique Higgs of Flowery Branch.

“The motorcycle then struck the center median wall and the driver was thrown from it,” Rakestraw said.

About 1:45 a.m., officers in Atlanta responded to another crash on I-75/85 southbound at Langford Parkway, where 37-yearold Dwayne Parker Jr. of Stone Mountain was killed after being ejected from his bike after striking the car in front of him, Atlanta police said.

The third incident took place about 6:15 a.m. in Clayton County. Demosthenes Kostapapas Jr., 31, of Reddick, Fla., was killed on I-75 south near Bob White Trail, police spokeswoman Sgt. Ashanti Marbury said.

The man was driving a 250cc scooter when he was rear-ended by a silver Honda Civic whose driver took off, Marbury said.

The car should have substantial front end damage, police said.

“There was significant evidence left at the scene of the crash, which indicates that the vehicle was a dark gray Honda,” Marbury said.

Anyone who may have information about or witnessed the hit-and-run crash is asked to contact the Clayton County Police Department or to call Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404577-8477.