Tag: collision
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Two transported to hospital in wreck in front of Tip Top in Rockmart
The driver of a classic car and a tractor trailer were both transported to the hospital after a wreck in front of Tip Top Poultry in Rockmart. Rockmart Police the intersection at Prospect Road and Highway 278 closed and it will be as crews will be required to rehang traffic lights due to the damage…
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PCSO seeking help finding vehicle that fled from wreck involving deputy
Moats: Deputy recovering in hospital overnight, will get to go home tomorrow The Polk County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a vehicle that fled the scene of a wreck that saw a deputy injured this morning. Deputy Ben Watson was on his way to work around 7 a.m. this…
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CPD: Driver involved in Feb. 4 wreck passes away in hospital; investigation continues
Cedartown Police investigators are working to determine what caused a collision on February 4 that saw the driver of one vehicle pass away after spending several days in the hospital. Chief Jamie Newsome said his department received additional assistance this week from the Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) in gathering data from…
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GSP: Two transported in Thursday wreck on Hwy. 278 West
Georgia State Patrol reported that two people were taken to the hospital following a Highway 278 wreck on Thursday, according to officials. The GSP reported that a Chevy Silverado pickup and a Nissan Versa collided when the Versa was slowing down on to turn into a private driveway to the right, and was struck from…
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No survivors found after plane, military helicopter collide Thursday night in DC
Rescue operations overnight shifted to search and recovery as thus far no survivors have been found after a plane coming in for landing at Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C. area collided with a military helicopter and fell to a crash into the Potomac River. The American Airlines commuter flight from Wichita, Kansas had…
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Wreck involving four vehicles blocking Hwy. 278 traffic
Drivers commuting on Highway 278 eastbound will have to find another route around a four-vehicle wreck near Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center, according to Cedartown Police. After the first incident occurred following a school bus stopping to let children on, traffic backup caused a second fender bender to occur as well. Cedartown Police Chief…
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UPDATE: Wreck in front of Sheriff’s Office involving multiple vehicles this morning
Officials release name of fatality in collision Update 2 11 a.m.: Editor’s note: this additional round of information came in just moments after hitting the first update. -KtE Georgia State Patrol reports this morning that Filiberto Macario Aguilar of Cedartown died after his 2008 Lexus IS250 was struck in a three-car wreck in front of…
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UPDATE: Officials release name of victim in Sunday wreck; GSP offers details
Correction: Due to an error on my part, the name of the victim was written incorrectly. It has been updated to fix that error. Apologies to family members for this egregious mistake. -KtE UPDATE 7:58 p.m.: The Georgia State Patrol offered details this evening on the circumstances on how one man died and a woman…
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Bus involved in afternoon wreck, no injuries reported
A Polk School District school bus and another vehicle collided this afternoon on the Highway 27 Bypass in Cedartown, and no one was injured. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome and PSD Superintendent Dr. Katie Thomas both confirmed the wreck, but noted that no students were injured during the incident. Newsome added the scene has already…
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Only minor injuries reported in morning wreck on Cedartown bypass
Cedartown Police reported this afternoon that only minor injuries were reported when two cars collided at the intersection of MLK Jr. Boulevard and the Highway 27 Bypass this morning. Police Chief Jamie Newsome confirmed that two vehicles hit head on when one of the cars turning onto Lee’s Chapel Road hit a vehicle traveling northbound…