According to the Georgia State Patrol, Labor Day weekend saw more than 300 hundred traffic accidents on Georgia roadways, resulting in 21 deaths and around 200 injuries. 14 of the State's fatalities occurred in the Atlanta metropolitan area, including the deaths...
DeKalb County
Man Killed in DeKalb County Head-On Crash
A man is dead following an early morning head-on collision in DeKalb County. According to a report from Fox 5, the crash occurred at around 3:20 AM in the westbound lanes of I-20 just before Wesley Chapel Road. Police believe the crash was the result of a...
Woman Killed in Sunday Morning 4-Vehicle Crash on I-85
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a four-vehicle crash on I-85 in DeKalb County Sunday morning. According to a report from 11Alive, the accident occurred just before 5 AM at the North Druid Hills Road exit. The woman was found dead in the roadway, the report...
One Killed, Others Injured in DeKalb County Crash
A two-car accident in DeKalb County on Tuesday morning left one person dead and others injured. According to a report from 11Alive, the DeKalb County Police Department responded to reports of the accident at around 2 AM at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and...
Injured DeKalb County Firefighter Urges Area Drivers to Slow Down
According to a report from WSB-TV, 14-year DeKalb County firefighter Captain David McBrayer spent the last two years working on himself: he lost a hundred pounds, gave up alcohol, and committed to exercising every day. Unfortunately, all of that changed on June 11,...
DeKalb Avenue Roadwork to Begin
According to a local employee who works in the area, driving along DeKalb Avenue -- a critical roadway leading from East Atlanta to Decatur -- is "like a ride at Six Flags." That will likely change soon as 11 Alive reports that the long-awaited road resurfacing...
Two Killed in Head-On Crash in DeKalb County
According to a report from 11 Alive, a head-on crash in DeKalb County on Saturday afternoon resulted in the deaths of both drivers. Officers responded to the accident in the 5700 block of Hugh Howell Road in Stone Mountain shortly before 2:30 PM to find that both...
Fatal Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash in DeKalb
A pedestrian was killed on Wednesday night at a local intersection in DeKalb County after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. Police say they arrived to the intersection of Covington Highway and DeKalb Medical Parkway just before 10:30 PM to...
DeKalb School Cafeteria Worker Dies in Crash
The students and staff at Bethune Middle School in DeKalb County were mourning the loss of a cafeteria worker this week after she was killed in a car accident on her way to work Monday morning. Shirley Revere had worked in the middle school cafeteria for ten...
Car Crashes into DeKalb County Classroom
According to a report from WSB-TV 2, three fifth grade students were injured when a car plowed into a DeKalb County classroom on Monday morning. The driver, who was trapped inside his vehicle after the accident, was also injured. The accident occurred at...