A Marietta man was killed in Sunday's wreck east of Acworth.
Cobb County police say 23-year-old Garrett Austin of Marietta died at the scene of a wreck on Bells Ferry Road east of Acworth and north of Kennesaw early Sunday. The incident happened around 2 a.m. when Austin was driving his black 2004 Nissan 350Z southbound on Bells Ferry Road. Police said Austin failed to negotiate a left-hand curve in the road, and his car went through the center median, hit some trees and overturned. A passenger, Justin Freeman of Macon, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. Authorities said it was a single-car accident. Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said initial investigations indicate that alcohol and speed played factors in the crash. Pierce said …
Marietta police say speed was a factor that led to the crash.
The driver killed in a fatal wreck early Thursday morning on I-75 has been identified as 24-year-old Kevin Wolfe from Acworth, according to Marietta Police. According to the initial investigation, Wolfe's 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee was on the ramp from the Canton Road Connector onto I-75 northbound (Exit 267) when the SUV drove off the road, slammed into a tree and flipped. Police said Wolfe was thrown from the Jeep onto I-75, and was hit by another vehicle. The strike caused another accident involving two other vehicles on the highway. An occupant in one of the vehicles suffered minor injuries, but was not transported to a hospital. Marietta Police Spokeswoman Jennifer Murphy said the cause of accident is still under investigation, but "it …
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