Burnt Hickory Rd. & Old Mountain Rd. — Reported Site of Head-On Collision
A head-on crash between a marked Marietta police cruiser and a van on Burnt Hickory Road left the van’s driver seriously injured and three other people hurt, including the officer behind the wheel. The collision happened around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, just east of Old Mountain Road in Marietta, Georgia.
According to 11Alive, the Marietta police SUV was traveling westbound on Burnt Hickory Road toward Old Mountain Road, while a white 2004 Ford Econoline van carrying a driver and two passengers was heading eastbound toward Polk Street. Investigators told the outlet that the police cruiser crossed into the eastbound lane and into the van’s path, causing the two vehicles to collide head-on. The impact reportedly forced both vehicles to spin counterclockwise before they came to a stop in the roadway.
Four People Hurt, One Seriously
The van’s driver suffered serious injuries in the collision with the marked Marietta police department cruiser, per Cobb County Police, and was transported to a local hospital. One van passenger was also transported to a hospital with injuries, while a second passenger reportedly had injuries at the scene. The Marietta police officer driving the cruiser also reported injuries at the scene, according to the report…