Two Blocks of Piedmont Road Closed for 2½ Hours After Accident
Broken gas main capped at Roswell and Piedmont
A woman driver's car ran into Tin Lizzy's Restaurant at Piedmont and Roswell Roads this morning and ruptured a gas line, Atlanta police reported. The woman, whom police say left the scene, was later arrested after turning herself in. The gas line was capped shortly before noon, and the two blocks of Piedmont Road from Habersham to Roswell roads reopened, except for the right hand turn lane onto Roswell Road from Piedmont. Gas crews dug into the pavement in that lane to stop the gas leak. Atlanta police arrested Azra Mrkalj, 25, the driver of the car that crashed into the restuarant. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane, and failure to notify the owner upon striking a fixture, according to police …
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