One Fatality Confirmed in I-285 Wreck in Cobb

All eastbound lanes of I-285 were closed for several hours at the Powers Ferry Road overpass after an accident near I-75.

A three-vehicle accident on Interstate 285 eastbound just west of the Chattahoochee River shut down all lanes of traffic for several hours Thursday night. A semi tractor trailer, a small pickup truck and a passenger car were involved in the accident, but the circumstances of the accident are still under investigation, said Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Pierce confirmed one fatality, a passenger in the pickup. The driver has been taken to the hospital, but Pierce had no updates on his condition. The accident occurred at 285 and Powers Ferry Road. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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News Nearby: Witnesses Talk about Crash, Ambulance Controversy

See some of the day’s top headlines from throughout Cobb County including witness accounts of a crash that killed a Smyrna woman and an ambulance controversy in Kennesaw in which Mayor Mark Mathews is involved.

Witnesses said that the driver of a tractor trailer ran a red light at Thornton Road in Douglasville before colliding with a Nissan Sentra killing a Smyrna woman and her Atlanta passenger, WSB reported. Read more about the crash on Smyrna-Vinings Patch. The Kennesaw City Council conducted a tense discussion Wednesday night about the actions of City Manager Steve Kennedy, who on Friday told Georgia EMS that the company had until 12:01 a.m. Monday to stop responding to 911 calls due to a state mandate that the city use onlyMetroAtlanta Ambulance Service. The council entered the session at the request of Councilman Bruce Jenkins. Mayor Mark Mathews, who is employed by MetroAtlanta, opted to sit out of the discussion, taking a seat in the …

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Acworth Man Killed in Hit and Run

Officials are seeking your help with a fatal hit and run that killed an Acworth man in Cherokee County.

Motorcyclist Dies After Cobb Crash

No charges are expected in the head-on collision south of Marietta on March 4.

Atlanta motorcyclist Leonard Daggett has died from injuries he suffered in a head-on collision south of Marietta last week. The 30-year-old was riding a yellow 2000 Honda CVR929 east on Hurt Road around a curve at Old Tennessee Road about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4, when he crossed the center line and slammed into a blue 2000 Honda CR-V, Cobb County police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce reported in a news release today. Daggett died of his injuries Friday at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Police do not know why Daggett crossed the double yellow line, but they believe that excessive speed played a role. The driver of the car, 30-year-old William Hill of Hiram, was not hurt, but his passenger, 24-year-old Chandra Keyon of Marietta, was taken to …

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PatchCast: 2 Officer Shootings; 2 Fatal Crashes; 27 Displaced by Fire

Here's your roundup of the top stories from Patches in Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties for Dec. 26.

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Woman Fatally Struck by Parked Car

The 74-year-old was standing by the curb when a pickup truck knocked the vehicle into her Friday in Marietta.

The driver of the GMC Sierra, William Webb, has been charged with reckless driving and vehicular homicide in the second degree, which are both misdemeanors. Webb turned himself into police Monday afternoon and was processed at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Bond for Webb was set at $3,500. According to jail booking records, Webb now lives in East Cobb in the 1600 block of Roswell Road. A 74-year-old woman died this morning after being struck by a parked car near WellStar Kennestone Hospital on Friday afternoon. Joanne Legg of Commerce was standing next to a Ford Freestyle crossover vehicle parked along the curb on Church Street when a GMC Sierra pickup truck hit the Ford and knocked it into her just after 4:30 p.m. Legg died from …

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PatchCast: Bridge to History, Cherokee Tornado

Here is news from around Marietta on Wednesday Sept. 7.

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