DECATUR, GA – Authorities shut down I-20 East along Wesley Chapel Road on Tuesday due to a serious semi-truck collision and road construction. According to 11Alive, crews closed the majority of these lanes just before noon. A short time later, they reopened one lane to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation. After those closures, traffic […]
RICEBORO, GA – An 18-wheel driver rear-ended a Liberty County Sheriff’s Office cruiser, which ended in a crash involving one or more trucks Thursday. The impact of the collision led one of the trucks to spill diesel fuel onto the snowy and icy I-95 roads along mile marker 67, WJCL reports. The diesel fuel then […]
LOCUST GROVE, GA – A tanker truck caught on fire after a crash on I-75 North at mile marker 214 on Wednesday night, prompting a response from local fire crews. WSBRadio said that the Georgia Department of Public Safety also responded to the scene and shut down both directions as a safety precaution for drivers […]
THOMAS COUNTY, GA – A 66-year-old man lost his life Monday, December 30, when he was struck by a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 19 near Thomasville, according to WALB. The fatal incident unfolded on the southbound lanes north of Boat Ramp Road at around 7:45 p.m. According to a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) crash report, […]
WILKINSON COUNTY, GA – Two people lost their lives as a result of a multi-vehicle wreck Monday morning at a highway intersection in Wilkinson County that left two others, including a child, injured, reports 41 WMGT. The double-fatal incident took place at Georgia Route 112 and U.S. Highway 441, at around 5:20 a.m. Officials say […]
NEAR WILDWOOD, GA – Georgia Department of Transportation crews shut down I-24 East near the exit to Wildwood for three hours due to a tractor-trailer rollover crash Tuesday. According to WDEF, closures took place after 5:20 a.m., when the collision took place, and lasted until a little after 8 a.m. A secondary collision, separate from […]
NEWINGTON, GA – The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances behind a crash between a big rig and a car Monday. The department’s traffic unit team announced this crash at 6:18 p.m., stating it took place at the intersection of Highway 21 and Oliver Kildare Road. Due to the severity of this wreck, […]
STONECREST, GA – Dekalb County Police suspect a pickup truck driver struck a patch of ice while driving on the road, leading to a crash with a rental box truck that resulted in their death. This fatal collision occurred before 6 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Panola Road and Thompson Mill Road, according to […]
ELDORADO, GA – A driver managed to escape injuries after their trash truck, which experienced a tire blowout, overturned into a Highway 41 ditch Monday. This solo collision happened around 1 p.m. in front of a home, according to WALB. Georgia State Patrol said they and crews summoned to the scene did not have to […]
SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, GA – A driver faces multiple charges after his tractor-trailer crashed into three patrol units Wednesday morning in East Point, according to WSB-TV Atlanta 2. The wreck occurred on the southbound lanes of Interstate 285 at Camp Creek Parkway. East Point Police said the big rig driver was traveling at a high […]