Saturday, January 5, 2013
The fatal crash occurred Thursday afternoon on Interstate 285 near South Cobb Drive.
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Saturday, January 5
Cobb County Police officials are investigating a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Smyrna that killed a Buford resident. According to a CCPD news release, the crash occurred at about 1:43 p.m. in Smyrna on the westbound Interstate 285 ramp to South Cobb Drive. The incident, according to authorities, occured when a Chevrolet Cruze struck the back of a red and white 1998 Link Belt HTC8670 crane truck that was stopped in traffic. After striking the truck, the Cruze rolled backwards down the ramp toward southbound traffic on I-285, coming to a stop after rolling down the embankment between the interstate and ramp. The crash led to the death of the Cruze’s driver, 42-year-old Sylvester Johnson of Buford, who was transported by ambulance …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The 102-hour travel period ended at midnight on Dec. 25.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
A total of 17 traffic deaths were reported in Georgia for the 102-hour holiday travel period which began Friday, Dec. 21 at at 6 p.m. and ended Tuesday, Dec. 25 at midnight, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). GSP troopers investigated 685 crashes resulting in 300 injuries and 11 fatalities. Six traffic fatalities were investigated by other law enforcement agencies. The number of traffic-related deaths is much higher than in 2011 when three people were killed in accidents during the Christmas holiday travel period. You might also be interested in reading:
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
A second motorist was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
A Buford resident was killed in a head-on crash in Barrow County on Friday, Dec. 21, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Corey Scott Appling, 29, was killed about 7:40 p.m. when the 1996 Toyota Tacoma he was driving crossed the centerline on Rockwell Church Road, 0.3 miles west of Moons Bridge Road, and hit a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier. Alcohol is not believed to have been involved, and the victim was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the Chevrolet, Connie Sue Wallace, 46, of Winder, was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Georgia State Patrol troopers investigated more than 600 accidents.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Nineteen people were killed and 263 people injured as a result of car accidents over the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period. The holiday travel period began at 6 p.m. on Nov. 21 and ended at midnight on Nov. 25. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) investigated 11 of the 19 fatal crashes and handled 622 traffic accidents in all. Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor in four of the 11 traffic deaths investigated by troopers. Seven of the victims were not wearing seat belts. GSP also investigated one fatality involving a pedestrian. "Almost all of the fatal crashes involved either speed, alcohol, or the victim failing to use a seat belt," GSP public information officer Gordy Wright said in a released statement. The other …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Motorcyclist Ralph Frazier, 50, had reportedly pulled off the road to wait out a storm when he was struck in the head by a falling limb.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
A Buford man is dead after a storm-related accident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Mountaineer reports Ralph Frazier, 50, of Buford was killed by a falling branch during a July 5 thunderstorm. According to a post on Roadglide.org, Frazier and a passenger were riding a motorcycle near Gatlinburg, Tenn. when a storm arose. " ... they pulled to the side of the [road] to wait it out, and a tree fell and killed him, good people do die young, he will be missed, we here are just in shock," wrote a person going by the name of "Jettjocky." Frazier, one of the founders of Frazier's Harley-Davidson in Buford, Ga., died at the scene. His passenger was uninjured. Frazier was one of two park visitors killed during the Thursday storm…
Kristi Reed
10:38 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Yes, and it doesn't take a large tree branch either. It is just so tragic to think he was taking care to not be on the road on a motorcycle during the storm and ended up being killed while trying to be safe. more ›