Deadly crash temporarily closes I-75NB in Cobb County
SKYFOX 5 over a crash at I-75 northbound and Delk Road. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A 19-year-old Smyrna man was killed Tuesday morning in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 75, according to the Marietta Police Department.
The busy highway was shut down northbound near Delk Road on Tuesday morning.
What we know:
Elijah Cochran was riding a 2013 Kawasaki EX300 northbound on I-75 near Delk Road when he collided with a 2024 Ford F-350 driven by 43-year-old Craig Holladay of Kennesaw, police said.
All lanes were closed after the crash around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation's website.
SKYFOX 5 saw one lane of I-75 back open about an hour later.
At approximately 12:45 p.m., GDOT posted on X that all lanes had been cleared.
Cochran suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision.
The Marrieta Police Department is investigating the crash.
MPD told FOX 5 news the crash left at least one person dead.
What we don't know:
Officials have not said what led up to the crash or released any information about who may have been involved.
What you can do:
The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is leading the investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Investigator A. Walters at 770-794-5357.
The Source: Information for this article came from the Georgia Department of Transportation website. This story was updated from an earlier version.