Bartow County EMS responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 113 and Old Alabama Road Thursday afternoon. 19-year-old Cody Knight of Cedartown was deceased at the scene with head injuries. A female was transported to Cartersville Medical Center with abdominal pain.
A preliminary report indicates that Knight was on Old Alabama Road and tried to cross State Route 113 northbound in order to turn left onto State Route 113 southbound. In his Honda Civic, Knight traveled into the path of a Chevy Suburban going northbound on State Route 113 and was struck on the left side.
With the impact sending the Suburban into southbound State Route 113, both sides of 113 were shut down for a lengthy amount of time. The investigation is not complete.