An Atlanta man was driving under the influence Saturday night when he caused a crash in Dunwoody that killed an 8-year-old girl, authorities said.

The wreck happened at about 9:25 p.m. in front of the Lacota Apartments in the 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. According to investigators, the driver of a Honda Civic pulled out of the complex onto the roadway and was rear-ended by a Toyota Tacoma.

The young girl, a passenger in the Civic, was taken to Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, where she died from her injuries. The Civic driver was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, but police said her condition and “level of injuries” are not known at this time. Their names have not been released.

“We have not received any other updates on the occupant’s conditions,” police spokesper

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