Thursday, March 28, 2013
The three-vehicle crash occurred around 9:35 a.m. Thursday when a vehicle changed lanes and hit a Honda Civic, GSP spokesman Gordy Wright said.
The driver of the Honda Civic killed in the crash this morning on Interstate 75 North at the Canton Road Connector has been identified as Edgar Jaramillo, 41, of Lawrenceville. One person died after a morning crash on Interstate 75 North at the Canton Road Connector, the spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol said this afternoon. The three-vehicle crash occurred around 9:35 a.m. Thursday when a vehicle changed lanes and hit a passenger car, GSP spokesman Gordy Wright said. "The impact spun the passenger car into the path of a Ford Expedition," he said in an email to metro Atlanta media outlets. "The Expedition struck the passenger car in the driver's side." The driver of the passenger car, whose identity is being withheld pending …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
They want to raise money for funeral expenses.
Family and friends of the Acworth teen and the 8-year-old boy killed in Monday's crash on Interstate 575 South are asking for the public's help. Rosa Isabel Fernandez-Zuniga has created the Abraham & Felipe Help Fund on giveforward.com to raise money for "funeral expenses in the US and to send the remains of Abraham Fernandez to ... Honduras." The goal is $20,000. As of Wednesday night, more than $2,900 had been raised. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Abraham Fernandez-Zuniga of Acworth was driving a red 2001 Chrysler Town and Country minivan northbound on I-575 with his 8-year-old nephew in tow. At the same time, Earldean Clayton of Rex was driving southbound on I-575 in a white 2007 International 7600 commercial vehicle. "For reasons unknown…
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A vehicle going northbound on Interstate 575 crossed the median grassy area and was struck by a southbound vehicle just north of Chastain Road.
Monday, March 18, 2013
A 19-year-old Acworth man also died at the scene.
One of two people killed in an afternoon crash that temporarily shutdown Interstate 575 South was 8 years old, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department said this evening. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Abraham Fernandez-Zuniga of Acworth was driving a red 2001 Chrysler Town and Country minivan northbound on I-575 with the 8-year-old passenger in tow. At the same time, Earldean Clayton of Rex was driving southbound on I-575 in a white 2007 International 7600 commercial vehicle. "For reasons unknown, the Chrysler exited the left side of the roadway, and continued in a northwesterly direction through the center median," said Officer Mike Bowman, the department's spokesman. "As the Chrysler entered into the southbound lanes, it was …
The fatality crash, which led to a shutdown of I-575 South, occurred at 1:47 p.m. today, Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said.
Read 8-Year-Old Among I-575 Fatalities for updates. Two people were killed this afternoon when a vehicle going northbound on Interstate 575 crossed the median grassy area and struck a southbound vehicle just north of Chastain Road, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department just told Patch. The fatality crash, which led to a shutdown of I-575 South, occurred at 1:47 p.m. today, Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said. Georgia State Patrol is assisting with traffic while the Cobb Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Unit works the crash scene, GSP spokesman Gordy Wright said. WSB Radio's Judd Hickinbotham said afternoon and evening commuters should expect heavy dealys on I-575 North from the I-75 split. He suggested …
The crash occurred at 1:47 p.m. today.
Read 8-Year-Old Among I-575 Fatalities for updates. Read Two Killed in I-575 Crash for updates. Interstate 575 South is closed indefinitely due to a fatality crash that occurred just before 2 p.m. today, according to a Nixle alert from Cobb County Government. The Cobb County Police and Georgia State Patrol are on the scene, which is just north of Chastain Road. WSB Radio's Judd Hickinbotham said afternoon and evening commuters should expect heavy dealys on I-575 North from the I-75 split. He suggests drivers exit at Highway 92 (exit No. 7), go east to Canton Highway, head south to either New Chastain Road or Piedmont Road and travel east to get back to I-575. No other details are available at this time. Stay tuned to Kennesaw Patch for …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Here are headlines from around the region for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
A Cartersville man and woman accused of abusing and sexually assaulting an elderly woman were deemed guilty Monday in Bartow County Superior Court, Assistant District Attorney Mickey Thacker said. A jury found Mark Steven Kent, 52, guilty of aggravated sodomy and sexual battery after his co-defendant, Thelma Helen Riddle, 59, pleaded guilty to abusing an elderly person and testified against Kent in a deal with prosecuting attorneys. Read more on Cartersville Pattch. A Creekview High School drama and English teacher has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault following allegations that he conducted a sexual relationship with a student. Matthew Tamanini, 31, of Canton, allegedly had the affair with the 16-year-old student…
Friday, October 19, 2012
A vehicle struck and killed 31-year-old Larry Ward in Cherokee County July 7.
Three months after an Acworth man was killed in a hit-and-run as he walked along Kellogg Creek Road in Cherokee County, Crime Stoppers has stepped up to offer a $4,000 reward in the case. The Georgia State Patrol and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's help in locating the vehicle that struck and killed 31-year-old Larry Ward shortly after midnight July 7. The Georgia State Patrol now believes, based on evidence at the scene, that the vehicle was a Ford F150 XL pickup truck, between model years 1992 and 1996. The color of the vehicle and the vehicle's tag number are unknown. "Repair shops that may have repaired a vehicle with damage to the front grille area that matches the description are also asked to contact authorities," the GSP…
Thomas Lash
9:16 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
Another unfortunate accident in this very congested area. With the price of gasoline stuck at $4.00 we will continue to see small cars and large vehicles sharing the same roads with these terrible results. With the large percentage of distracted drivers you add an additional deadly component. Add life insurance to your financial holdings its a good value... Lash-quote.com more ›