A series of crashes led to the shutdown of I-75 before the SR 140 exit in Adairsville for about five hours and two fatalities on Monday morning.
At 5:55, officers from the Calhoun Police Department and Deputies from the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office were pursuing a white Chevrolet Silverado that originated near mile marker 310 (Union Grove Road in Calhoun).
As the Chevrolet Silverado approached mile marker 304 (two miles south of the SR 140 exit in Adairsville), the fleeing driver moved to the right and hit the Calhoun Police patrol car.
After this impact, the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado lost control, left the roadway, and struck the guardrail, where the pickup truck overturned and struck a Buick SUV traveling north on Interstate 75.
The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was ejected during the rollover and was ultimately struck by the Buick SUV shortly after the overturning pickup truck hit the Buick.
The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was pronounced deceased on scene, and the driver of the Buick SUV was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital by helicopter with serious injuries.
The crash report and the identity of the deceased are not yet available.
A secondary crash occurred due to this crash.
A Toyota Corolla and a Hyundai Genesis G70 were traveling north on Interstate 75, and both drivers took evasive action to avoid the initial crash.
The Hyundai struck the Toyota that had overturned and traveled off the roadway.
The driver of the Hyundai Genesis was pronounced deceased on scene, and the driver of the Toyota Corolla suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
That crash report and the identity of the deceased are not yet available.
Troopers from Georgia State Patrol Post 3 Cartersville and Post 43 Calhoun worked the incident, and a Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting with the crash investigation.