Vehicle slams into Moreland Avenue restaurant.

Date: 09/26/2012
Time: Around 7:45 A.M.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition, Audi, Chevy Silverado

By AJC

"No one was seriously injured Wednesday morning when a vehicle slammed into a fast food restaurant in southeast Atlanta.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, four vehicles — a Lincoln Navigator, a Ford Expedition, a pickup truck and an Audi — were involved in a wreck about 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Moreland and East Confederate avenues, and the Navigator came to a stop inside the nearby Zesto restaurant.
GSP Senior Trooper Larry Schnall said that the driver of the Expedition was southbound on Moreland Avenue when she lost control, striking several other vehicles and setting off a chain reaction crash.
The Navigator “traveled airborne into the building, causing significant damage to the establishment,” Schnall said. “Fortunately, no one was inside.”
The restaurant was scheduled to open at 10 a.m., according to the Zesto’s website.
Schnall said three of the four drivers were transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were believed to be minor. He said investigators had not yet determined what caused the Expedition driver to lose control of her vehicle.
“Myself and my partner were across the street and partially witnessed this accident,” Schnall told the AJC. “We saw the Navigator go airborne into the building, and my first reaction was, wow, if this place was open for business, someone very well could have been seriously injured or multiple fatalities.”"

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Driver killed after crashing into pole on Hwy 29.

Date: 04/23/2013
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Lilburn, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Cadillac Escalade

By wsbtv2

"GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A crash in Lilburn left one person dead Tuesday afternoon.

The crash happened at the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway (Hwy 29) and Indian Trail Road. Southbound traffic on Lawrenceville Highway was blocked while authorities investigated.

Lilburn police said a red SUV traveling southbound on Lawrenceville Highway crashed into a pole around 4 p.m. Police said the car caught fire and the victim was dead when officers arrived.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area as up to three-hour delays are expected."

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No injuries from Turner McCall wreck.

Date: 06/30/2012
Time: Around 05:20 P.M.
Location: Rome, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota 4Runner, Dodge Dakota

By Lauren Jones, Staff Writer 

"There were no injuries reported from a two-vehicle wreck that occurred on Turner McCall Boulevard near its intersection with East Ninth Street on Saturday at about 5:20 p.m.

Rome police and Rome-Floyd Fire Department officials responded to the wreck.

According to Pfc. Aaron Thacker:

Kara Winters, 26, of an Alabama Highway address, was driving her dark blue Toyota 4-Runner south on Turner McCall and tried to turn left onto East Ninth Street. She had stopped in the turning lane when Shane Woody, of a Calhoun Road address, was heading south in his older model Dodge Dakota truck, drifted into the turning lane and clipped her rear passenger’s side.

Woody’s truck traveled an estimated 30 yards before he ran head-on into a ditch.

Both Winters and Woody were unhurt from the wreck as well as Woody’s passenger, 20-year-old Melissa Hance.

Thacker said a small child was in the truck with Woody and Hance and was upset by the wreck, but didn’t appear to be injured. She was taken to Floyd Medical Center for a check-up.

Woody was cited with improper lane usage"

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1 killed in I-85 crash.

Date: 12/16/2011
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Near Duluth, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Silverado, Suzuki Grand Vitara

By wsbtv2

"GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A crash on a Gwinnett County interstate left one person dead Friday morning.

The crash happened around 2 a.m. on Interstate 85 South at the ramp to Steve Reynolds Boulevard. Several lanes of the interstate were shut down for hours while authorities investigated.

Witnesses said a pickup truck was going pretty fast when it clipped a small SUV carrying Sam and Kathleen Moka. They were headed to the airport when they were hit. Witnesses said the pickup truck flew across the interstate, up an embankment and landed on the Steve Reynolds ramp.

“We were looking for the car that hit us, until the witnesses came to us and said, ‘Oh, it's way over the ramp there,’” Kathleen Moka told Channel 2’s Sophia Choi.

The Mokas said their SUV spun several times before stopping on I-85. They are OK, but someone in the other car was thrown from the vehicle and died.

All lanes of the interstate reopened around 4:30 a.m."

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Police: Driver of stolen vehicle dies after chase, crash

Date: 09/07/2011
Time: 6:45 A.M.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Explorer, Toyota Corolla, unknown vehicle(3rd pic)

By Mandi Milligan

By Rebekka Schram

"ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
The driver of a stolen car died after crashing the car during a police chase in Buckhead Wednesday morning.
Police said the incident began when an officer was handling a report of a stolen vehicle.  When the officer put the description of the stolen vehicle over the radio, another officer spotted it traveling on Peachtree Road.
The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, police said. The driver pulled over, but when the officer got out of his patrol car, the driver fled, according to police.
After a short chase, the stolen vehicle ran a red light and struck another vehicle at the intersection of Peachtree Battle Avenue.  A third vehicle was also struck.
The driver of the stolen vehicle was trapped in the car briefly, police said.
"The firemen came," said Lola  Rocquemore, who works nearby. "They got the jaws of life and they cut the man out, and they brought him out and they put him on a stretcher.  He wasn't moving when they took him out. I just pray for him and for all of the people."
The driver was taken to Grady Hospital in critical condition and taken into surgery.  At 10:25 a. m. he died.  Police have not identified the suspect.
Paramedics also rushed the drivers of the other two cars to hospitals. Their injuries did not appear to be life threatening, police said."


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