Accidents that occured in Georgia or impacted Georgia residents.
A Decatur resident died in a head-on crash caused by a reckless driver. The victim, Frankie Gresham, 63, was critically injured and died while being taken to the hospital. The accident is under investigation by the Decatur Police Department.
A victim has been identified after a fatal single-car crash on Deans Bridge Road in Augusta. Braun Pruitt, 48 years old from Aiken, was driving a commercial truck when it left the roadway and crashed. Pruitt was pronounced dead on the scene.
All lanes have closed on Interstate 75 southbound following a multi-vehicle crash at Windy Hill Road in Marietta, Georgia. No fatalities reported. Three people taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
A crash shut down Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs involving a dump truck and another vehicle. Emergency response vehicles and a helicopter were at the scene. One person was removed from the crash and taken to a hospital for treatment.
One person was killed in a traffic accident in Waynesboro, Georgia. The accident occurred on U.S. 25 at Hadden Pond Road. A Cadillac Brougham collided with an 18-wheeler that was stopped across both northbound lanes.
A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a train has shut down roads in downtown Kennesaw. No injuries were reported.
A crash involving a tractor-trailer has caused traffic disruption on I-285 in Sandy Springs. The bridge over the interstate needs inspection before normal traffic can resume. All lanes of Mt. Vernon Highway near I-285 are closed, causing significant traffic congestion.
An early morning crash in Barrow County, Georgia has resulted in the deaths of three individuals. The crash involved a Dodge Dart, a semi-truck, and a Nissan Sentra. The victims have been identified as Jader Artola, Gonzalo Balmaceda-Garcia, and Norman Tremino-Vilchez II.
A multi-vehicle accident involving a dump truck has shut down multiple lanes on Buford Highway in Duluth, Georgia. Thankfully, there were no fatalities and only minor injuries reported. Drivers should expect major delays and find alternate routes.
A hit and run crash in Fairmount, Georgia, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and injuries to several others. The crash occurred on Sept. 17 when a Ford F-150 collided with a group of three motorcycles. The driver of the Ford F-150 fled the scene but was later apprehended by the police.