A 7-year-old boy was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta following a serious multi-vehicle crash that closed I-75 southbound for three hours Monday afternoon in Bartow County.
What’s Happening: The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday near the Emerson-Allatoona Road exit when a white passenger car struck a Toyota Camry, triggering a chain reaction involving multiple vehicles.
What It Means For You: Drivers who regularly travel I-75 through Bartow County should be aware that authorities are still searching for a hit-and-run driver who caused the chain-reaction crash, and similar incidents have led to extended closures on this major thoroughfare.
Between the Lines: The collision forced two vehicles across the median through a cable barrier into oncoming traffic, where one vehicle overturned. The driver who initiated the crash fled the scene, continuing northbound on I-75.
The Sources: Georgia State Patrol preliminary report
