Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-75 in Bartow County
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A tragic accident on Interstate 75 southbound in Bartow County has left at least four people dead and five others injured. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. near mile marker 286 when a Kia van traveling northbound veered off the road, crossed the median, and entered the southbound lanes.
The van collided with a Chevy Tahoe and a Toyota 4Runner, which was then struck by a commercial truck. A Hyundai SUV subsequently hit the back of the Tahoe. Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton confirmed that three adults and a 15-year-old died at the scene. Their identities have not been released.
Emergency responders airlifted the Tahoe driver, while paramedics transported two children from the van and an adult and child from the Hyundai SUV to the hospital. The conditions of the injured have not been disclosed. The investigation by Georgia State Patrol is ongoing.
Source: WSBTV.com News Staff
Hall Co deputy involved in deadly crash faces charges
Fired Hall County Deputy (Picture source wgauradio.com)
Fired deputy Aaron Buchanan, who was involved in a deadly crash killing an 84-year-old man is now being charged.
Georgia State patrol confirmed that Buchanan 31, was off-duty, speeding in his 2017 Ford Taurus Thursday morning on Georgia Highway 53 in Gainesville.
GSP says that that Jon Williams jones, 84, driving a 2006 Lexus was stopped at a stop sign on Nix Drive. HWY 53. When Jones proceeded forward, the deputy’s speeding portal car crashed into the passenger side of the 2006 Lexus.
The fatal crash left both parties involved injured. John Jones 84, died from his injuries, His wife 81-year-old Doris Jones was also injured and being treated. Aaron Buchanan has been released from the hospital.
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Buchanan “failed to follow his training and our agency’s long-standing policies and procedures and neglected to obey state law.”
“This type of reckless behavior will not be tolerated by anyone,” the sheriff continued.
He is being charged with vehicular homicide, serious injury by vehicle, speeding and reckless driving.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says he has not yet been booked in the Hall County Jail.
Source: Fox5Atlanta, wgauradio
Coweta County: Deputy opens fire striking driver of stolen tractor-trailer
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A man in a stolen tractor trailer Is shot multiple times by Coweta County deputy after refusing to stop the stolen vehicle. Authorities said that he led them on a car chase on I-85 Tuesday afternoon.
According to the sheriffs’ office, the tractor- trailer was located through electronic tracking. The tractor- tailor strike several cars trying to escape as Office attempted to stop the stolen vehicle.
“The stolen vehicle did not stop, and in the ensuing pursuit, swerved to strike multiple innocent motorists,” a Coweta County Sheriff’s Office release said. “Due to the immediate threat of life to civilians and law enforcement personnel, CCSO Deputies used deadly force during the chase to disable the vehicle.”
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the driver was taken to the hospital and had no life-threatening injuries.
Teenager killed in Crash on I-75 in Cobb
18-year-old teen dead and another seriously injured after a tractor trailer crashed into the rear of a sedan ejecting both teens.
The southbound lanes of I-75 in cobb county were closed 8:30 p.m. due to the incident. According to officials, a 2003 Toyota Camry was traveling southbound when it stopped in the fourth lane from the left just south of Delk Road.
Approaching the same lane was a tractor Traylor. The truck collided into the Toyota, pushing it across two lanes.
Source: Fox5Atlanta
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