traffic accidents

Marietta April 22, 2025

Train hits unoccupied car parked on CSX tracks in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 22-year-old Marietta man was arrested after a train hit his unoccupied car after he…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County February 24, 2025

Several people injured, one seriously, in traffic incident on Dallas Highway

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department’s Special Operations STEP Unit is investigating a serious injury collision at the intersection of Dallas…

Snowy roadway and Chevron station at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and Oakdale Road/Discovery Blvd. A highway road sign hangs over the intersection

Weather January 12, 2025

Winter storm kept police in Cobb County busy; travel danger still present

By Mark Woolsey Travel conditions eased across Cobb County Saturday after Friday’s snowstorm kept first responders and road crews hopping. Authorities warn that problems could still crop up in the…

Cobb County April 1, 2024

2 seriously injured in motorcycle/car crash on Canton Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Cobb County February 1, 2024

Cobb police report two separate serious injury crashes early this week

According to separate public information releases from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating two separate collisions in…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta September 27, 2022

Multi-vehicle rollover crash in Marietta results in serious injuries to all parties

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release reporting that a multi-vehicle rollover accident occured on Cobb Parkway at the Canton Road Connector, resulting in…

Marietta November 22, 2021

Serious injury collision on Sandtown Road in Marietta leads to arrest

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the Marietta Police Department (MPD) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle…

Cobb County Police Department November 9, 2021

Serious injury crash on I-285 at Atlanta Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious injury traffic…

Marietta June 30, 2021

Pedestrian killed walking in middle of I-75 in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a man was killed while walking down the middle of the lanes of I-75 in…

Cobb County June 28, 2021

Accident with life-threatening injuries on Hillcrest Drive

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Mableton April 27, 2025

South Cobb Regional Library to host “The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment”

By Kelly Johnson Along with supporting children development through programs such as Family Storytime, Evening Storytime, and Saturday Storytime, South Cobb Regional Library will host an exhibit on an American…

Elections April 27, 2025

Turnout modest in Cobb Districts 2 and 4 special election early voting

By Mark Woolsey Advance voting for Tuesday’s special election for two Cobb County Commission seats drew a modest turnout. Data posted on the Cobb Elections and Voter Registration site on…

Marietta April 27, 2025

UPDATED: Pedestrian with life-threatening injuries in Marietta hit-and-run

By Mark Woolsey UPDATE: In a follow-up email, Officer McPhilamy stated that a suspect has been identified but that more information will be available on Sunday afternoon. The update reads…

Weather April 27, 2025

Isolated storm threat continues for Cobb, other Georgia counties

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Saturday April 27. The threat of isolated storms will…