A commercial tractor-trailer flipped over on I-75 northbound in Cobb County early Tuesday morning, throwing the driver onto the highway and blocking every lane of traffic.
What happened: The crash happened about 2:37 a.m. near Wade Green Road, approaching Hickory Grove Road. According to Cobb County police, the driver of a red 2020 Freightliner Cascadia pulling an intermodal trailer drifted out of the right lane and onto the grass shoulder along the eastern edge of the highway. The truck then swung back left, began to spin, and rolled onto its right side. It slid into the concrete barrier that separates I-75 from the Northwest Corridor express lanes before coming to rest across all lanes of the northbound highway.
The driver: The driver was thrown out of the cab and landed in the left lane during the rollover. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. His name has not been released.
What’s still unknown: Police have not said what caused the driver to lose control of the truck. The crash remains under investigation. It is not yet known whether speed, fatigue, or a mechanical problem played a role.
What’s important: The truck came to rest across all northbound lanes of I-75, one of the busiest highways in the Atlanta metro area. A crash of this kind in the early morning hours can affect freight deliveries, commuters heading into work, and anyone traveling through Cobb County on the corridor.
The path forward: Anyone who saw what happened before or during the crash is asked to call Cobb County police at (770) 499-3987 and reference case number 26073372. Investigators will likely review any available traffic or dashcam footage as part of the inquiry.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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