Woman killed in 7-car pileup on interstate days before her 25th birthday

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - A woman was killed three days before her 25th birthday in a seven-car pileup on I-75 South in Atlanta, according to her family.

McKayla Harshaw was killed after traffic began diverting around a disabled Pontiac vehicle on Friday, according to officials.

McKayla Harshaw was killed in a seven-car pileup on I-75 South on Sept. 27.

As traffic began to stop, two trucks struck a van, which hit another car, which then hit the Toyota Corolla that Harshaw was in, causing it to overturn, GSP troopers said.

Harshaw was in the passenger seat with her boyfriend, according to her mother, Melissa Gunther.

The interstate was shut down for several hours.

“McKayla was a beautiful, thriving young woman with her entire life ahead of her,” Gunther said.

A GoFundMe was created to help the family pay for funeral expenses.

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