Friday, April 19, 2013
A tractor-trailer crashed into a box truck, which crashed into a passenger car, said Officer David Baldwin, the spokesman for the Marietta Police Department.
All lanes of Interstate 75 South at Delk Road will be closed for the next two hours due to a vehicle accident, and the the Georgia State Patrol is advising afternoon and evening commuters to use alternate routes. Just after 3:30 p.m. today, a tractor-trailer crashed into a box truck, which crashed into a passenger car, said Officer David Baldwin, the spokesman for the Marietta Police Department. The tractor-trailer is on its side. "All of those cars, because of the size, are blocking the entire interstate," he said. "There's no serious injuries. Only minor injuries involved." No other details are available at this time. Stay with Patch for updates.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
A 53-year-old Marietta man was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries.
The Cobb County Police Department has identified the five people involved in a major accident that caused heavy traffic delays Wednesday at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and McCollum Parkway. According to the department's preliminary findings, a blue 2006 Toyota Corolla was southbound on Cobb Parkway at the same time a green 2011 Volvo Tractor-Trailer was westbound on McCollum Parkway. The Volvo struck the Toyota on the driver’s side. The impact caused the Toyota to collide with three other vehicles that were stopped in the northbound lanes of Cobb Parkway, said Officer Mike Bowman, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department. The driver of the Toyota has been identified as 53-year-old Ehsan Khan of Marietta. He was taken by …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
At least one person has been transported to an area hospital with injuries described as critical.
The intersection of Cobb Parkway and McCollum Parkway, the site of this afternoon's "major accident involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle," is now open, Kennesaw Police Sgt. Brice Barth said. A major accident involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle is causing heavy traffic delays at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and McCollum Parkway. At least one person has been transported to an area hospital with injuries described as critical. "Currently, northbound lanes are blocked," Kennesaw Police Sgt. Brice Barth said. "Expect extended delays while officers work the scene." Stay with Kennesaw Patch for updates to this breaking news story.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The man was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital and is listed in critical condition.
Updated 3:40 p.m. A Kennesaw teacher was critically injured when he was hit by a vehicle at around 5 this morning. According to the Cobb County Police Department, 32-year-old Jeffrey Ingram was jogging east on North Booth Road nearing Junction Drive when he was hit by a red 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. Ingram was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital by ground and is listed in critical condition, said police. Police said the driver of the vehicle, 50-year-old William Benton of Doraville, was not injured. The collision is still under investigation, and charges are pending. Ingram is a physical education teacher at Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy, according to several posts on the school's Facebook page offering thoughts and …
Nancy Wallace
11:07 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wonder who was at fault? I sat at a red light on Southbound 41 once, when it turned green I started to go but hesitated cause I saw a tractor trailer coming across from McCollum at full speed...glad I stopped or I might have been dead! Hope all the victims are doing okay and will recover quickly. more ›