Sunday, May 19, 2013
Cartersville Patch user Ryan Ruggiero captured these shots of the Saturday incident northbound between Emerson and Cartersville.
Updated 5 p.m. The owner of the 2003 Ford Windstar that was burned down to its frame told authorities she was driving northbound on Interstate 75 about 5 p.m. when the vehicle started having mechanical problems, according to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office report, attached. The van started smoking, so she pulled to the shoulder, but when she got out noticed sparks under the vehicle. It then burst into flames, partially in the roadway, according to the report. The frame and rear door panel were the only parts of the van left. Original Report Cartersville Patch user Ryan Ruggiero captured these photos of a Saturday car fire that shut down traffic northbound between Emerson and Cartersville. Bartow County Fire Department couldn't …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
A pickup truck pulling a trailer carrying another vehicle crossed several lanes of traffic before flipping on Interstate 75 in Cartersville.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
A man was killed and a woman injured and entrapped in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75, Cartersville Police Department Lt. Mark Camp said in an email. A 2004 Dodge pickup truck occupied by a Florida couple was pulling a trailer carrying another vehicle when shortly before 7 last night it crossed several northbound lanes of traffic and flipped near exit 290. The truck came to rest in a ditch. The driver, a 65-year-old man from St. Augustine, died in the accident. The passenger, a 64-year-old St. Augustine woman who rescuers removed from the truck using the jaws of life, was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital with internal injuries. The crash left only two lanes open as crews cleared the scene. The cause of it is unknown at this …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Authorities have identified the man found in a travel lane near an abandoned vehicle on the shoulder.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Updated Tuesday, 2 p.m. Authorities have identified the deceased as Shannon Larry Chumbler, 37, of Cumming. Wright said troopers continue the investigation, but have no new leads in the case. Original Report A stop early this morning to check an abandoned car on Interstate 75 led to the discovery of a body that had been struck by several vehicles, Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said. The Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputy about 1:35 a.m. pulled to the side of I-75 northbound near Glade Road in Acworth and saw the body in a travel lane. Authorities say oncoming traffic had hit the person multiple times, but it also appears he or she was in a travel lane on initial impact. Investigators believe the first vehicle to strike the…
Friday, October 28, 2011
The repair work will last until Nov. 3.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced today that it would begin repairing a guard rail on a portion of Interstate 75 which runs through Bartow County next week. Maintenance crews will be out from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day working on the guard rail between exits 285 and 296. The work is expected to begin on Monday and to be completed by Thursday.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A local resident compares the debate on proposed routes for the U.S. 411 Connector to the planning of Interstate 75 through Bartow County.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
To the Editor, The battle over the Georgia Department of Transportation’s proposed route (Route D-VE) for the costly 411 Connector is widely known by most residents in Bartow and Floyd counties. However, most are not aware of the fact that local officials and leaders have been promising motorists the direct connection to I-75 since 1963. Readers also might be interested to learn in the 1960s and 1970s that Rome and Floyd County were fiercely opposed to the state’s selected, eastern alignment of I-75 through Bartow County. This final section of I-75 in Georgia was delayed for several years because Rome wanted a more westerly route, as it would bring the interstate west of Cartersville and closer to the city. The arguments made by Rome’s …
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A local man says it wasn't that long ago when the state highway department favored a shorter and cheaper route for Interstate 75.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Dear Editor, A certain group said in the local media, “We favor this route because it is 2.5 miles shorter and would result in lower construction costs.” Additionally, they claimed the route was “the most economical in terms of right-of-way, cost per year based on the facility’s lifespan and savings to motorists who will be using it.” Do you know who I am talking about? It was the state highway department (now commonly referred to as the Georgia Department of Transportation) when they fought tooth and nail in the 1960s and 1970s against the city of Rome, Floyd County and conservationists for the eastern route of I-75. How times have changed. Now, GDOT is proposing to build a route for the US 411 Connector that is 2.5 miles longer, costs …
Friday, February 11, 2011
Bartow County Sheriff's Office authorities Friday arrested a man who visited the lobby of the sheriff's office, learned he had outstanding arrest warrants and allegedly fled.
An Acworth man Friday led Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputies on chase that ended on Interstate 75 near Cobb County. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Gregory Ernest Gann, Jr, 23, formerly of Cartersville, was in the lobby of the sheriff’s office Friday speaking with administrative personnel. It was discovered that Gann had an active warrant for probation violation and he fled prior to being arrested. About 1:30 p.m., a patrol deputy spotted Gann driving his red Mercury Sable in Acworth on Arrington Road and attempted to stop him. Gann allegedly fled in his vehicle and a chase ensued. Gann drove into Cherokee County and then Cobb County attempting to elude the patrol car. Georgia State Patrol joined the pursuit and shortly after …
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Sheriff's investigators think someone is throwing items from the Groover's Landing Road overpass and seek tips on three cases.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Bartow County Sheriff’s Office investigators hope someone knows something about a rash of incidents in which vehicles traveling Interstate 75 just north of Acworth were hit with objects from an overpass. The Criminal Investigation Division is seeking help from the public in identifying the person or people throwing items from the Groover’s Landing Road bridge into the path of and onto passing cars. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, three motorists have reported similar incidents at the overpass since last month. In a press release, Millsap said an unknown object was thrown from the bridge and struck the windshield of a tractor-trailer Dec. 23. On Dec. 26, a bicycle was thrown from the bridge and struck the windshield of a local family's …
ray jay
4:01 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
Thanks ryan for such quality pictures of smoke. more ›