Tag: accident
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UPDATE: Fatality reported in afternoon skydiving accident
Update: Officials are still investigating this evening the cause of a man’s death in a skydiving accident this afternoon. Police officials reported that the Federal Aviation Administration will be taking over the investigation into what caused the death of a skydiver during a jump during the afternoon hour. No specific time has been reported, but…
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Woman struck and killed in morning traffic accident
A woman died as a result of injuries after she was struck by another vehicle early this morning in Cedartown, according to officials. The Polk County Coroner’s Office reported that a fatal accident occurred this morning on West John Hand Road near Woodlawn Drive. Latoya Spurgeon, 40, of Cedartown, was pronounced dead this morning shortly…
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Polk County Police had a portion of Cave Spring Road blocked after a three-car wreck on Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2022. Police: No one injured in three car wreck that blocked Cave Spring Road
A wreck involving three vehicles on Cave Spring Road in the Cedartown area had the roadway shut down. Fortunately no one was injured in any of the vehicles, per Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd. The wreck occurred just before 1 p.m. at the intersection of Chubbtown Road and Cave Spring Road, and involved a…
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Infant dies in a tragic accident in Rockmart area on Tuesday
A family is mourning the tragic loss of their child in the Rockmart area on Tuesday after an accidental fall, according to local officials. The Polk County Coroner’s Office tonight confirmed the death of a one-year-old on Tuesday, August 30 after they pronounced the child dead on the scene after an accident on property on…
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(Contributed) Police: Woman injured after accidental drive into Springdale Church porch
Police are not yet able to provide further details about the condition of a woman who was injured today when instead of going into reverse, she put her vehicle into drive and went into a screened in porch at a church in the Coots Lake area. Emergency personnel had to cut the driver out of…
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UPDATE: Hwy. 27 North wreck on Monday saw one airlifted to Kennestone
Officials from the Georgia State Patrol reported that one person was injured in a Monday wreck on Highway 27 North, and required an airlift to an area hospital for further treatment. GSP officials did not yet have a complete report and the wreck is still under investigation that occured on June 13 around 2:30 p.m.,…
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Wreck on Highway 27 North at Lewis Road has traffic blocked
Expect delays in traveling on Highway 27 North in the area around Lewis Road, as a wreck has occurred near the intersection. A reader who wished to remain anonymous reported that both southbound are blocked, and the northbound lane is partially blocked. Polk Today is working to get additional information from law enforcement officials at…
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UPDATE: FAA officials investigating after skydiver falls to her death on Sunday
Federal officials are involved in figuring out what caused the tragic accidental death of a woman here in Polk County over the weekend. The victim’s name is not being released at the request of the family, per Polk County Coroner Norman Smith, who is working with the Federal Aviation Administration alongside the investigation. (adsbygoogle =…
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UPDATE: Coach Morse out of surgery, family asks for continued prayers over next several days
A Cedartown High School coach is in recovery this morning following a night spent repairing skull damage caused by an accidental throw of a discus on Tuesday afternoon. Coach Stuart Morse remains in recovery and on a ventilator this morning after he went through surgery overnight to repair skull fractures caused by the discus. (adsbygoogle…
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UPDATE: Man jailed in Sunday hit-and-run charged with vehicular homicide, DUI
Barry Ford died of injuries after being struck by Ford Ranger Note: This story has been updated to fix an error. – KtE A Cedartown-area man was jailed and remains facing vehicular homicide and other charges, and another is dead after a hit-and-run incident early Sunday morning. Polk County Coroner Norman Smith reported this morning…